How to pronounce “undergraduate”
Say “undergraduate” in 5 beats
undergraduate
/ˌʌndɚˈɡɹædʒəwət/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ʌndəɡɹadjuːət/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- unʌn
- dergdɚ
- radɡɹæstress
- uatdʒə
- ewət
- IPA (American)
- /ˌʌndɚˈɡɹædʒəwət/
- IPA (British)
- /ʌndəɡɹadjuːət/
- Respelling
- un-duh-GRA-juh-wuht
- Syllables
- 5 — un-derg-RAD-uat-e
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: un-derg-RAD-uat-e. “rad” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌʌndɚˈɡɹædʒəwət/
/ʌndəɡɹadjuːət/
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What “undergraduate” means
- noun
a university student who has not yet received a first degree
Say it in a sentence
“As an undergraduate he spent most evenings in the library.”“undergraduate”, answered
How do you pronounce “undergraduate”?
“undergraduate” is pronounced /ˌʌndɚˈɡɹædʒəwət/ (un-duh-GRA-juh-wuht) in American English and /ʌndəɡɹadjuːət/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “rad”. Build it as un-derg-RAD-uat-e, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “undergraduate” have?
5: un · derg · rad · uat · e. The beat lands on the third, “rad”.
Is “undergraduate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌʌndɚˈɡɹædʒəwət/ (un-duh-GRA-juh-wuht); British English says /ʌndəɡɹadjuːət/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “undergraduate” mean?
As a noun: a university student who has not yet received a first degree For example: “As an undergraduate he spent most evenings in the library.”
Where is the stress in “undergraduate”?
Stress the third syllable: un-derg-RAD-uat-e. “rad” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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