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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “inundate”

“inundate” is pronounced /ˈɪnənˌdeɪt/ (I-nuhn-dayt) in American English and /ɪnəndeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɪ”.
The sound

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inundate

/ˈɪnənˌdeɪt/

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

3 beats
  1. ɪɪstress
  2. nənnən
  3. deɪtdeɪt
IPA (American)
/ˈɪnənˌdeɪt/
IPA (British)
/ɪnəndeɪt/
Respelling
I-nuhn-dayt
Syllables
3 — Ɪ-nən-deɪt
Stress
Stress the first syllable: Ɪ-nən-deɪt. “ɪ” 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

/ˈɪnənˌdeɪt/

British

/ɪnəndeɪt/

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Meaning

What “inundate” means

  1. verb

    fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

    “the basement was inundated after the storm”

  2. verb

    fill or cover completely, usually with water

Say it in a sentence

“One heavy night of rain can inundate the lower field.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort inn×2əschwaddeɪlong att

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Questions

“inundate”, answered

How do you pronounce “inundate”?

“inundate” is pronounced /ˈɪnənˌdeɪt/ (I-nuhn-dayt) in American English and /ɪnəndeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɪ”. Build it as Ɪ-nən-deɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “inundate” have?

3: ɪ · nən · deɪt. The beat lands on the first, “ɪ”.

Is “inundate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈɪnənˌdeɪt/ (I-nuhn-dayt); British English says /ɪnəndeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “inundate” mean?

As a verb: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid For example: “the basement was inundated after the storm” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “inundate”?

Stress the first syllable: Ɪ-nən-deɪt. “ɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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