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How to pronounce “discriminate”

“discriminate” is pronounced /dɪˈskɹɪməˌneɪt/ (di-SKRI-muh-nayt) in American English and /dɪskɹɪmɪneɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “skɹɪ”.
The sound

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discriminate

/dɪˈskɹɪməˌneɪt/

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

4 beats
  1. dɪdɪ
  2. skɹɪskɹɪstress
  3. məmə
  4. neɪtneɪt
IPA (American)
/dɪˈskɹɪməˌneɪt/
IPA (British)
/dɪskɹɪmɪneɪt/
Respelling
di-SKRI-muh-nayt
Syllables
4 — dɪ-SKɹꞮ-mə-neɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dɪ-SKɹꞮ-mə-neɪt. “skɹɪ” 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

/dɪˈskɹɪməˌneɪt/

British

/dɪskɹɪmɪneɪt/

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Meaning

What “discriminate” means

  1. verb

    recognize or perceive the difference

  2. verb

    treat differently on the basis of sex or race

  3. verb

    distinguish

    “I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish”

Say it in a sentence

“Even a child can discriminate between those two shades of blue.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɪshort i×2sskkɹrmməschwanneɪlong att

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Questions

“discriminate”, answered

How do you pronounce “discriminate”?

“discriminate” is pronounced /dɪˈskɹɪməˌneɪt/ (di-SKRI-muh-nayt) in American English and /dɪskɹɪmɪneɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “skɹɪ”. Build it as dɪ-SKɹꞮ-mə-neɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “discriminate” have?

4: dɪ · skɹɪ · mə · neɪt. The beat lands on the second, “skɹɪ”.

Is “discriminate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dɪˈskɹɪməˌneɪt/ (di-SKRI-muh-nayt); British English says /dɪskɹɪmɪneɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “discriminate” mean?

As a verb: recognize or perceive the difference For example: “Even a child can discriminate between those two shades of blue.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “discriminate”?

Stress the second syllable: dɪ-SKɹꞮ-mə-neɪt. “skɹɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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