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How to pronounce “fascinate”

“fascinate” is pronounced /ˈfæsəˌneɪt/ (FA-suh-nayt) in American English and /fasɪneɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “fæ”.
The sound

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fascinate

/ˈfæsəˌneɪt/

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

3 beats
  1. fæfæstress
  2. səsə
  3. neɪtneɪt
IPA (American)
/ˈfæsəˌneɪt/
IPA (British)
/fasɪneɪt/
Respelling
FA-suh-nayt
Syllables
3 — FÆ-sə-neɪt
Stress
Stress the first syllable: FÆ-sə-neɪt. “fæ” 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

/ˈfæsəˌneɪt/

British

/fasɪneɪt/

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Meaning

What “fascinate” means

  1. verb

    cause to be interested or curious

  2. verb

    to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

    “The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”

  3. verb

    attract; cause to be enamored

    “She captured all the men's hearts”

Say it in a sentence

“Old maps fascinate him more than any modern atlas could.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ffæshort assəschwanneɪlong att

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Questions

“fascinate”, answered

How do you pronounce “fascinate”?

“fascinate” is pronounced /ˈfæsəˌneɪt/ (FA-suh-nayt) in American English and /fasɪneɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “fæ”. Build it as FÆ-sə-neɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “fascinate” have?

3: fæ · sə · neɪt. The beat lands on the first, “fæ”.

Is “fascinate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈfæsəˌneɪt/ (FA-suh-nayt); British English says /fasɪneɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “fascinate” mean?

As a verb: cause to be interested or curious For example: “Old maps fascinate him more than any modern atlas could.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “fascinate”?

Stress the first syllable: FÆ-sə-neɪt. “fæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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