To pronounce "ingrate", say INGR-at-e — 3 syllables, IPA /ˈɪnɡɹeɪt/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
ingrate
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/ˈɪnɡɹeɪt/
IPA
"ingrate" has 3 syllables: ingr-at-e. It rhymes with ungrate and ingreat, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: ingreat — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“1843, But Mr Pecksniff, dismissing all ephemeral considerations of social pleasure and enjoyment, concentrated his meditations on the one great virtuous purpose before him, of casting out that ingrate and deceiver, whose presence yet troubled his domestic hearth, and was a sacrilege upon the altars of his household gods. — Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit”
adjective
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Ingrate" has 3 syllables: ingr · at · e.
The IPA transcription of "ingrate" is /ˈɪnɡɹeɪt/.
Ingrate: An ungrateful person
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