How to pronounce “delineate”
Say “delineate” in 4 beats
delineate
/dɪˈlɪniˌeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪlɪniːeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- deldɪ
- inlɪstress
- eatni
- eeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈlɪniˌeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪlɪniːeɪt/
- Respelling
- di-LI-nee-ayt
- Syllables
- 4 — del-IN-eat-e
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: del-IN-eat-e. “in” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/dɪˈlɪniˌeɪt/
/dɪlɪniːeɪt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “delineate” means
- verb
show the form or outline of
“The tree was clearly defined by the light”
- verb
determine the essential quality of
- verb
trace the shape of
Say it in a sentence
“A low hedge helps delineate the boundary between the two gardens.”“delineate”, answered
How do you pronounce “delineate”?
“delineate” is pronounced /dɪˈlɪniˌeɪt/ (di-LI-nee-ayt) in American English and /dɪlɪniːeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “in”. Build it as del-IN-eat-e, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “delineate” have?
4: del · in · eat · e. The beat lands on the second, “in”.
Is “delineate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈlɪniˌeɪt/ (di-LI-nee-ayt); British English says /dɪlɪniːeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “delineate” mean?
As a verb: show the form or outline of For example: “The tree was clearly defined by the light” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “delineate”?
Stress the second syllable: del-IN-eat-e. “in” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “delineate” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.