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How to pronounce “extrapolate”

“extrapolate” is pronounced /ɛkˈstɹæpəˌleɪt/ (ek-STRA-puh-layt) in American English and /ɛkstɹapəleɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “stɹæ”.
The sound

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extrapolate

/ɛkˈstɹæpəˌleɪt/

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

4 beats
  1. ɛkɛk
  2. stɹæstɹæstress
  3. pəpə
  4. leɪtleɪt
IPA (American)
/ɛkˈstɹæpəˌleɪt/
IPA (British)
/ɛkstɹapəleɪt/
Respelling
ek-STRA-puh-layt
Syllables
4 — ɛk-STɹÆ-pə-leɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɛk-STɹÆ-pə-leɪt. “stɹæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɛkˈstɹæpəˌleɪt/

British

/ɛkstɹapəleɪt/

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Meaning

What “extrapolate” means

  1. verb

    draw from specific cases for more general cases

  2. verb

    estimate the value of

  3. verb

    gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating

Say it in a sentence

“From one wet week you cannot extrapolate a whole summer.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them
ɛshort ekksstt×2ɹræshort appəschwalleɪlong a

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Questions

“extrapolate”, answered

How do you pronounce “extrapolate”?

“extrapolate” is pronounced /ɛkˈstɹæpəˌleɪt/ (ek-STRA-puh-layt) in American English and /ɛkstɹapəleɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “stɹæ”. Build it as ɛk-STɹÆ-pə-leɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “extrapolate” have?

4: ɛk · stɹæ · pə · leɪt. The beat lands on the second, “stɹæ”.

Is “extrapolate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɛkˈstɹæpəˌleɪt/ (ek-STRA-puh-layt); British English says /ɛkstɹapəleɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “extrapolate” mean?

As a verb: draw from specific cases for more general cases For example: “From one wet week you cannot extrapolate a whole summer.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “extrapolate”?

Stress the second syllable: ɛk-STɹÆ-pə-leɪt. “stɹæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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