"Communicate" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt/ 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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/kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪt/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"communicate" has 4 syllables: communicate.
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"Communicate" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt/ 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.
"Communicate" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "communicate" is /kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt/.
Communicate: To impart. To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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