"Collaborate" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /kəˈɫæbɝˌeɪt/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/kəˈɫæbɝˌeɪt/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/kəlˈæbəɹˌeɪt/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"collaborate" has 4 syllables: collaborate.
verb
“Let's collaborate on this project, and get it finished faster.”
“If you collaborate with the occupying forces, you will be shot.”
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"Collaborate" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /kəˈɫæbɝˌeɪt/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Collaborate" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "collaborate" is /kəˈɫæbɝˌeɪt/.
Collaborate: To work together with others to achieve a common goal.
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