How to pronounce “inchoate”
Say “inchoate” in 3 beats
inchoate
/ɪnˈkoʊət/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnˈkəʊeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- incɪn
- hoatkoʊstress
- eət
- IPA (American)
- /ɪnˈkoʊət/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪnˈkəʊeɪt/
- Respelling
- in-KOH-uht
- Syllables
- 3 — inc-HOAT-e
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: inc-HOAT-e. “hoat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ɪnˈkoʊət/
/ɪnˈkəʊeɪt/
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Where “inchoate” goes wrong
- Often heard
“IN-choh-ayt”
the ch is a hard k and the stress is on the second syllable
What “inchoate” means
- adjective
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
“incipient civil disorder”
Say it in a sentence
“The plan was still inchoate when the funding was announced.”“inchoate”, answered
How do you pronounce “inchoate”?
“inchoate” is pronounced /ɪnˈkoʊət/ (in-KOH-uht) in American English and /ɪnˈkəʊeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “hoat”. Build it as inc-HOAT-e, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “inchoate” have?
3: inc · hoat · e. The beat lands on the second, “hoat”.
Is “inchoate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪnˈkoʊət/ (in-KOH-uht); British English says /ɪnˈkəʊeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “inchoate” mean?
As an adjective: only partly in existence; imperfectly formed For example: “incipient civil disorder”
Where is the stress in “inchoate”?
Stress the second syllable: inc-HOAT-e. “hoat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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