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How to pronounce “precipitate”

“precipitate” is pronounced /pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt/ (pri-SI-pi-tayt) in American English and /pɹɪsɪpɪteɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “sɪ”.
The sound

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precipitate

/pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt/

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

4 beats
  1. pɹɪpɹɪ
  2. sɪsɪstress
  3. pɪpɪ
  4. teɪtteɪt
IPA (American)
/pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt/
IPA (British)
/pɹɪsɪpɪteɪt/
Respelling
pri-SI-pi-tayt
Syllables
4 — pɹɪ-SꞮ-pɪ-teɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: pɹɪ-SꞮ-pɪ-teɪt. “sɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb, adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt/

British

/pɹɪsɪpɪteɪt/

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Meaning

What “precipitate” means

  1. noun

    a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering

  2. verb

    bring about abruptly

    “The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution”

  3. verb

    separate as a fine suspension of solid particles

Say it in a sentence

“One careless remark could precipitate another long family argument.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
pp×2ɹrɪshort i×3sstt×2eɪlong a

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Questions

“precipitate”, answered

How do you pronounce “precipitate”?

“precipitate” is pronounced /pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt/ (pri-SI-pi-tayt) in American English and /pɹɪsɪpɪteɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “sɪ”. Build it as pɹɪ-SꞮ-pɪ-teɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “precipitate” have?

4: pɹɪ · sɪ · pɪ · teɪt. The beat lands on the second, “sɪ”.

Is “precipitate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt/ (pri-SI-pi-tayt); British English says /pɹɪsɪpɪteɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “precipitate” mean?

As a noun: a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering For example: “One careless remark could precipitate another long family argument.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “precipitate”?

Stress the second syllable: pɹɪ-SꞮ-pɪ-teɪt. “sɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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