How to pronounce “vituperate”
Say “vituperate” in 4 beats
vituperate
/vaɪˈtupəˌɹeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /vɪˈtjuːpəɹeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- vaɪvaɪ
- tutustress
- pəpə
- ɹeɪtɹeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /vaɪˈtupəˌɹeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /vɪˈtjuːpəɹeɪt/
- Respelling
- vy-TOO-puh-rayt (UK vih-TYOO-puh-rayt)
- Syllables
- 4 — vaɪ-TU-pə-ɹeɪt
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: vaɪ-TU-pə-ɹeɪt. “tu” 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
American and British are not the same here
/vaɪˈtupəˌɹeɪt/
/vɪˈtjuːpəɹeɪt/
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Where “vituperate” goes wrong
- Often heard
“VIT-yoo-puh-rayt”
the stress is on TOO, the second syllable
What “vituperate” means
- verb
spread negative information about
“The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”
Say it in a sentence
“He would vituperate for an hour and then apologise.”“vituperate”, answered
How do you pronounce “vituperate”?
“vituperate” is pronounced /vaɪˈtupəˌɹeɪt/ (vy-TOO-puh-rayt (UK vih-TYOO-puh-rayt)) in American English and /vɪˈtjuːpəɹeɪt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tu”. Build it as vaɪ-TU-pə-ɹeɪt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “vituperate” have?
4: vaɪ · tu · pə · ɹeɪt. The beat lands on the second, “tu”.
Is “vituperate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /vaɪˈtupəˌɹeɪt/ (vy-TOO-puh-rayt (UK vih-TYOO-puh-rayt)); British English says /vɪˈtjuːpəɹeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “vituperate” mean?
As a verb: spread negative information about For example: “The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”
Where is the stress in “vituperate”?
Stress the second syllable: vaɪ-TU-pə-ɹeɪt. “tu” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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