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How to pronounce “perpetuate”

“perpetuate” is pronounced /pɚˈpɛtʃəˌweɪt/ (puh-PE-chuh-wayt) in American English and /pəpɛtʃuːeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “pet”.
The sound

Say “perpetuate” in 4 beats

Say it like this

perpetuate

/pɚˈpɛtʃəˌweɪt/

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

4 beats
  1. perpɚ
  2. petpɛstress
  3. uattʃə
  4. eweɪt
IPA (American)
/pɚˈpɛtʃəˌweɪt/
IPA (British)
/pəpɛtʃuːeɪt/
Respelling
puh-PE-chuh-wayt
Syllables
4 — per-PET-uat-e
Stress
Stress the second syllable: per-PET-uat-e. “pet” 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

/pɚˈpɛtʃəˌweɪt/

British

/pəpɛtʃuːeɪt/

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Meaning

What “perpetuate” means

  1. verb

    cause to continue or prevail

    “perpetuate a myth”

Say it in a sentence

“Repeating the story will only perpetuate the misunderstanding.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
pp×2ɚschwa×2ɛshort etʃchwweɪlong att

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Questions

“perpetuate”, answered

How do you pronounce “perpetuate”?

“perpetuate” is pronounced /pɚˈpɛtʃəˌweɪt/ (puh-PE-chuh-wayt) in American English and /pəpɛtʃuːeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “pet”. Build it as per-PET-uat-e, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “perpetuate” have?

4: per · pet · uat · e. The beat lands on the second, “pet”.

Is “perpetuate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /pɚˈpɛtʃəˌweɪt/ (puh-PE-chuh-wayt); British English says /pəpɛtʃuːeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “perpetuate” mean?

As a verb: cause to continue or prevail For example: “perpetuate a myth”

Where is the stress in “perpetuate”?

Stress the second syllable: per-PET-uat-e. “pet” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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