How to pronounce “estimate”
Say “estimate” in 3 beats
estimate
/ˈɛstəmət/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛstɪmət/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɛɛstress
- stəstə
- mətmət
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛstəmət/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛstɪmət/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɛstəˌmeɪt/
- Respelling
- E-stuh-muht
- Syllables
- 3 — Ɛ-stə-mət
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɛ-stə-mət. “ɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɛstəmət/
/ɛstɪmət/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “estimate” means
- noun
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
“an estimate of what it would cost”
- noun
a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
“many factors are involved in any estimate of human life”
- noun
a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
Say it in a sentence
“The first estimate turned out to be far too optimistic.”“estimate”, answered
How do you pronounce “estimate”?
“estimate” is pronounced /ˈɛstəmət/ (E-stuh-muht) in American English and /ɛstɪmət/ in British English, and /ˈɛstəˌmeɪt/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɛ”. Build it as Ɛ-stə-mət, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “estimate” have?
3: ɛ · stə · mət. The beat lands on the first, “ɛ”.
Is “estimate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛstəmət/ (E-stuh-muht); British English says /ɛstɪmət/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “estimate” mean?
As a noun: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth For example: “an estimate of what it would cost” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “estimate”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɛ-stə-mət. “ɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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