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How to pronounce “manipulate”

“manipulate” is pronounced /məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt/ (muh-NI-pyuh-layt) in American English and /mənɪpjʊleɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “nɪ”.
The sound

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manipulate

/məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt/

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

4 beats
  1. məmə
  2. nɪnɪstress
  3. pjəpjə
  4. leɪtleɪt
IPA (American)
/məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt/
IPA (British)
/mənɪpjʊleɪt/
Respelling
muh-NI-pyuh-layt
Syllables
4 — mə-NꞮ-pjə-leɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: mə-NꞮ-pjə-leɪt. “nɪ” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt/

British

/mənɪpjʊleɪt/

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Meaning

What “manipulate” means

  1. verb

    influence or control shrewdly or deviously

    “He manipulated public opinion in his favor”

  2. verb

    hold something in one's hands and move it

  3. verb

    tamper, with the purpose of deception

    “Fudge the figures”

Say it in a sentence

“He can manipulate the conversation without anyone quite noticing.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
mməschwa×2nnɪshort ippjylleɪlong att

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Questions

“manipulate”, answered

How do you pronounce “manipulate”?

“manipulate” is pronounced /məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt/ (muh-NI-pyuh-layt) in American English and /mənɪpjʊleɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “nɪ”. Build it as mə-NꞮ-pjə-leɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “manipulate” have?

4: mə · nɪ · pjə · leɪt. The beat lands on the second, “nɪ”.

Is “manipulate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt/ (muh-NI-pyuh-layt); British English says /mənɪpjʊleɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “manipulate” mean?

As a verb: influence or control shrewdly or deviously For example: “He manipulated public opinion in his favor” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “manipulate”?

Stress the second syllable: mə-NꞮ-pjə-leɪt. “nɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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