How to pronounce “innovate”
Say “innovate” in 3 beats
innovate
/ˈɪnəˌveɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnəveɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪɪstress
- nənə
- veɪtveɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɪnəˌveɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪnəveɪt/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɪnoʊˌveɪt/
- Respelling
- I-nuh-vayt
- Syllables
- 3 — Ɪ-nə-veɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɪ-nə-veɪt. “ɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɪnəˌveɪt/
/ɪnəveɪt/
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What “innovate” means
- verb
bring something new to an environment
“A new word processor was introduced”
Say it in a sentence
“Small kitchens innovate faster than large ones ever do.”“innovate”, answered
How do you pronounce “innovate”?
“innovate” is pronounced /ˈɪnəˌveɪt/ (I-nuh-vayt) in American English and /ɪnəveɪt/ in British English, and /ˈɪnoʊˌveɪt/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɪ”. Build it as Ɪ-nə-veɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “innovate” have?
3: ɪ · nə · veɪt. The beat lands on the first, “ɪ”.
Is “innovate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɪnəˌveɪt/ (I-nuh-vayt); British English says /ɪnəveɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “innovate” mean?
As a verb: bring something new to an environment For example: “A new word processor was introduced”
Where is the stress in “innovate”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɪ-nə-veɪt. “ɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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