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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “relocate”

“relocate” is pronounced /ˌɹiˈloʊkeɪt/ (ree-LOH-kayt) in American English and /ɹɪləʊkeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “loʊ”.
The sound

Say “relocate” in 3 beats

Say it like this

relocate

/ˌɹiˈloʊkeɪt/

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

3 beats
  1. ɹiɹi
  2. loʊloʊstress
  3. keɪtkeɪt
IPA (American)
/ˌɹiˈloʊkeɪt/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪləʊkeɪt/
Respelling
ree-LOH-kayt
Syllables
3 — ɹi-LOƱ-keɪt
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɹi-LOƱ-keɪt. “loʊ” 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

/ˌɹiˈloʊkeɪt/

British

/ɹɪləʊkeɪt/

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Meaning

What “relocate” means

  1. verb

    become established in a new location

    “Our company relocated to the Midwest”

  2. verb

    move or establish in a new location

    “We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high”

Say it in a sentence

“They decided to relocate closer to her parents.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrilong elloʊlong okkeɪlong att

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Questions

“relocate”, answered

How do you pronounce “relocate”?

“relocate” is pronounced /ˌɹiˈloʊkeɪt/ (ree-LOH-kayt) in American English and /ɹɪləʊkeɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “loʊ”. Build it as ɹi-LOƱ-keɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “relocate” have?

3: ɹi · loʊ · keɪt. The beat lands on the second, “loʊ”.

Is “relocate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɹiˈloʊkeɪt/ (ree-LOH-kayt); British English says /ɹɪləʊkeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “relocate” mean?

As a verb: become established in a new location For example: “Our company relocated to the Midwest” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “relocate”?

Stress the second syllable: ɹi-LOƱ-keɪt. “loʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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