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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “interpolate”

“interpolate” is pronounced /ˌɪˈtɝpəˌleɪt/ (i-TUR-puh-layt) in American English and /ɪntɜːpəleɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tɝ”.
The sound

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interpolate

/ˌɪˈtɝpəˌleɪt/

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

4 beats
  1. ɪɪ
  2. tɝtɝstress
  3. pəpə
  4. leɪtleɪt
IPA (American)
/ˌɪˈtɝpəˌleɪt/
IPA (British)
/ɪntɜːpəleɪt/
Respelling
i-TUR-puh-layt
Syllables
4 — ɪ-Tɝ-pə-leɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɪ-Tɝ-pə-leɪt. “tɝ” 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

/ˌɪˈtɝpəˌleɪt/

British

/ɪntɜːpəleɪt/

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Meaning

What “interpolate” means

  1. verb

    estimate the value of

  2. verb

    insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

Say it in a sentence

“We can interpolate the missing reading from the two around it.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort itt×2ɝerppəschwalleɪlong a

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Questions

“interpolate”, answered

How do you pronounce “interpolate”?

“interpolate” is pronounced /ˌɪˈtɝpəˌleɪt/ (i-TUR-puh-layt) in American English and /ɪntɜːpəleɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tɝ”. Build it as ɪ-Tɝ-pə-leɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “interpolate” have?

4: ɪ · tɝ · pə · leɪt. The beat lands on the second, “tɝ”.

Is “interpolate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪˈtɝpəˌleɪt/ (i-TUR-puh-layt); British English says /ɪntɜːpəleɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “interpolate” mean?

As a verb: estimate the value of For example: “We can interpolate the missing reading from the two around it.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “interpolate”?

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

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