How to pronounce “coordinate”
Say “coordinate” in 4 beats
coordinate
/koʊˈɔɹdənət/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəʊɔːdɪnət/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- coorkoʊ
- dinɔɹstress
- atdə
- enət
- IPA (American)
- /koʊˈɔɹdənət/
- IPA (British)
- /kəʊɔːdɪnət/
- Also accepted
- /koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪt/
- Respelling
- koh-AWR-duh-nuht
- Syllables
- 4 — coor-DIN-at-e
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: coor-DIN-at-e. “din” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/koʊˈɔɹdənət/
/kəʊɔːdɪnət/
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What “coordinate” means
- noun
a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
- verb
bring order and organization to
“Can you help me organize my files?”
- verb
bring into common action, movement, or condition
“coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers”
Say it in a sentence
“Give me the coordinate for the far corner of the field.”“coordinate”, answered
How do you pronounce “coordinate”?
“coordinate” is pronounced /koʊˈɔɹdənət/ (koh-AWR-duh-nuht) in American English and /kəʊɔːdɪnət/ in British English, and /koʊˈɔɹdəˌneɪt/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “din”. Build it as coor-DIN-at-e, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “coordinate” have?
4: coor · din · at · e. The beat lands on the second, “din”.
Is “coordinate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /koʊˈɔɹdənət/ (koh-AWR-duh-nuht); British English says /kəʊɔːdɪnət/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “coordinate” mean?
As a noun: a number that identifies a position relative to an axis For example: “Give me the coordinate for the far corner of the field.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “coordinate”?
Stress the second syllable: coor-DIN-at-e. “din” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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