Adequate Pronunciation 100% correct. (American & British English)

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How to pronounce Adequate

We shared IPA Pronunciation Guide, Sound Like Words, and correct pronunciation of Adequate.

IPA-key:

• US: [ ˈæd.ə.kwət ]
• UK: [ ˈæd.ə.kwət ]

Sounds like:

• US: ( AD - uh - kwut )
• UK: ( AD - uh - kwut )

Listen audio pronunciation: Adequate - (Cambridge Dictionary).

(1). First syllable, pronounce with stressed. [ æd ] in both American English and British English, ( AD ).

• [ æ ]: pronounce as “a” in cat, bat, hat, mat, sat.
• [ d ]: pronounce as “d” in dish, done, kid, dive, done.

(2). Second syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ ə ] in both American English and British English, ( uh ).

• [ ə ]: ( schwa ) pronounce as “a” in sofa, above, alone, around, alaska.

(3). Third syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ kwət ] in both American English and British English, ( kwut ).

• [ k ]: pronounce as “k” in kick, kite, take, keep, key.
• [ w ]: pronounce as “w” in water, win, we, web, wait, week.
• [ ə ]: ( schwa ) pronounce as “a” in sofa, above, alone, around, alaska.
• [ t ]: pronounce as “t” in toy, take, tell, two, try.