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How to pronounce “substantiate”

“substantiate” is pronounced /səbˈstæntʃiˌeɪt/ (suhb-STAN-chee-ayt) in American English and /səbstanʃɪeɪt/ in British English, and /səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “tan”.
The sound

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substantiate

/səbˈstæntʃiˌeɪt/

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

4 beats
  1. subssəb
  2. tanstænstress
  3. tiattʃi
  4. eeɪt
IPA (American)
/səbˈstæntʃiˌeɪt/
IPA (British)
/səbstanʃɪeɪt/
Also accepted
/səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/
Respelling
suhb-STAN-chee-ayt
Syllables
4 — subs-TAN-tiat-e
Stress
Stress the second syllable: subs-TAN-tiat-e. “tan” 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

/səbˈstæntʃiˌeɪt/

British

/səbstanʃɪeɪt/

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Meaning

What “substantiate” means

  1. verb

    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

    “his story confirmed my doubts”

  2. verb

    represent in bodily form

    “He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system”

  3. verb

    make real or concrete; give reality or substance to

    “our ideas must be substantiated into actions”

Say it in a sentence

“Nothing in the file could substantiate that story.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
ss×2əschwabbtt×2æshort anntʃchilong eeɪlong a

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Questions

“substantiate”, answered

How do you pronounce “substantiate”?

“substantiate” is pronounced /səbˈstæntʃiˌeɪt/ (suhb-STAN-chee-ayt) in American English and /səbstanʃɪeɪt/ in British English, and /səbˈstænʃiˌeɪt/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “tan”. Build it as subs-TAN-tiat-e, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “substantiate” have?

4: subs · tan · tiat · e. The beat lands on the second, “tan”.

Is “substantiate” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /səbˈstæntʃiˌeɪt/ (suhb-STAN-chee-ayt); British English says /səbstanʃɪeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “substantiate” mean?

As a verb: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts For example: “his story confirmed my doubts” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “substantiate”?

Stress the second syllable: subs-TAN-tiat-e. “tan” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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