"Exaggerate" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪt/ 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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/ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪt/
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/ɛɡzˈædʒəɹˌeɪt/
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"exaggerate" has 4 syllables: exaggerate.
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"Exaggerate" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪt/ 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.
"Exaggerate" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "exaggerate" is /ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪt/.
Exaggerate: To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
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