Pronunciation

How to pronounce “coordinated

“coordinated” is pronounced /koʊˈɔɹdəneɪtɪd/ (koh-AWR-duh-nay-tid) in American English and /kəʊɔːdɪneɪtɪd/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “ɔɹ”.
The sound

Say “coordinated” in 5 beats

Say it like this

coordinated

/koʊˈɔɹdəneɪtɪd/

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

5 beats
  1. koʊkoʊ
  2. ɔɹɔɹstress
  3. neɪneɪ
  4. tɪdtɪd
IPA (American)
/koʊˈɔɹdəneɪtɪd/
IPA (British)
/kəʊɔːdɪneɪtɪd/
Respelling
koh-AWR-duh-nay-tid
Syllables
5 — koʊ-Ɔɹ-də-neɪ-tɪd
Stress
Stress the second syllable: koʊ-Ɔɹ-də-neɪ-tɪd. “ɔɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb, adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/koʊˈɔɹdəneɪtɪd/

British

/kəʊɔːdɪneɪtɪd/

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Meaning

What “coordinated” means

  1. verb

    bring order and organization to

    Can you help me organize my files?

  2. verb

    bring into common action, movement, or condition

    coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers

  3. verb

    be co-ordinated

    These activities coordinate well

Say it in a sentence

She coordinated the whole move with very little fuss.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

coordinated”, answered

How do you pronounce “coordinated”?

“coordinated” is pronounced /koʊˈɔɹdəneɪtɪd/ (koh-AWR-duh-nay-tid) in American English and /kəʊɔːdɪneɪtɪd/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “ɔɹ”. Build it as koʊ-Ɔɹ-də-neɪ-tɪd, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “coordinated” have?

5: koʊ · ɔɹ · də · neɪ · tɪd. The beat lands on the second, “ɔɹ”.

Is “coordinated” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /koʊˈɔɹdəneɪtɪd/ (koh-AWR-duh-nay-tid); British English says /kəʊɔːdɪneɪtɪd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “coordinated” mean?

As a verb: bring order and organization to For example: “Can you help me organize my files?” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “coordinated”?

Stress the second syllable: koʊ-Ɔɹ-də-neɪ-tɪd. “ɔɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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