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How to pronounce “consolidate”

“consolidate” is pronounced /kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt/ (kuhn-SAH-li-dayt) in American English and /kənsɒlɪdeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “sɑ”.
The sound

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consolidate

/kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kənsɒlɪdeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. kənkən
  2. sɑsɑstress
  3. lɪlɪ
  4. deɪtdeɪt
IPA (American)
/kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt/
IPA (British)
/kənsɒlɪdeɪt/
Respelling
kuhn-SAH-li-dayt
Syllables
4 — kən-SⱭ-lɪ-deɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: kən-SⱭ-lɪ-deɪt. “sɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt/

British

/kənsɒlɪdeɪt/

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Meaning

What “consolidate” means

  1. verb

    unite into one

    “The companies consolidated”

  2. verb

    make firm or secure; strengthen

    “consolidate one's gains”

  3. verb

    bring together into a single whole or system

    “The town and county schools are being consolidated”

Say it in a sentence

“They plan to consolidate three small offices into one.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them
kkəschwannssɑahllɪshort iddeɪlong att

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Questions

“consolidate”, answered

How do you pronounce “consolidate”?

“consolidate” is pronounced /kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt/ (kuhn-SAH-li-dayt) in American English and /kənsɒlɪdeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “sɑ”. Build it as kən-SⱭ-lɪ-deɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “consolidate” have?

4: kən · sɑ · lɪ · deɪt. The beat lands on the second, “sɑ”.

Is “consolidate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt/ (kuhn-SAH-li-dayt); British English says /kənsɒlɪdeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “consolidate” mean?

As a verb: unite into one For example: “The companies consolidated” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “consolidate”?

Stress the second syllable: kən-SⱭ-lɪ-deɪt. “sɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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