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How to pronounce “incorporate”

“incorporate” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈkɔɹpɚˌeɪt/ (in-KAWR-puh-ayt) in American English and /ɪŋkɔːpəɹeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “kɔɹ”.
The sound

Say “incorporate” in 4 beats

Say it like this

incorporate

/ˌɪnˈkɔɹpɚˌeɪt/

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

4 beats
  1. ɪnɪn
  2. kɔɹkɔɹstress
  3. pɚpɚ
  4. eɪteɪt
IPA (American)
/ˌɪnˈkɔɹpɚˌeɪt/
IPA (British)
/ɪŋkɔːpəɹeɪt/
Respelling
in-KAWR-puh-ayt
Syllables
4 — ɪn-KƆɹ-pɚ-eɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɪn-KƆɹ-pɚ-eɪt. “kɔɹ” 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

/ˌɪnˈkɔɹpɚˌeɪt/

British

/ɪŋkɔːpəɹeɪt/

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Meaning

What “incorporate” means

  1. verb

    make into a whole or make part of a whole

    “She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal”

  2. verb

    include or contain; have as a component

    “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”

  3. verb

    form a corporation

Say it in a sentence

“We can incorporate the old door into the new porch.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort innkkɔawɹrppɚschwaeɪlong att

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Questions

“incorporate”, answered

How do you pronounce “incorporate”?

“incorporate” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈkɔɹpɚˌeɪt/ (in-KAWR-puh-ayt) in American English and /ɪŋkɔːpəɹeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “kɔɹ”. Build it as ɪn-KƆɹ-pɚ-eɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “incorporate” have?

4: ɪn · kɔɹ · pɚ · eɪt. The beat lands on the second, “kɔɹ”.

Is “incorporate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈkɔɹpɚˌeɪt/ (in-KAWR-puh-ayt); British English says /ɪŋkɔːpəɹeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “incorporate” mean?

As a verb: make into a whole or make part of a whole For example: “She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “incorporate”?

Stress the second syllable: ɪn-KƆɹ-pɚ-eɪt. “kɔɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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