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title: "How Many Syllables in Communicate? 4 — kuhm-YOO-nuh-kayt"
description: "Communicate has 4 syllables — kuhm-YOO-nuh-kayt /kəm.ˈju.nə.ˌkeɪt/. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the second syllable."
url: "https://speakeroo.app/how-to-pronounce/communicate"
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# How many syllables in Communicate?

/kəm.ˈju.nə.ˌkeɪt/

kuhm-YOO-nuh-kayt

Communicate has 4 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "yoo". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Communicate syllables

Communicate has 4 syllables: kuhm-YOO-nuh-kayt.

1. kuhm kəm
2. YOO ju
3. nuh nə
4. kayt keɪt

Stress "myoo": kuh-MYOO-nih-kayt.

## Sounds to watch

### Weak syllables

The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.

### Gliding vowels

The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.

## Communicate in a sentence

- Communicate the change to the whole team, not just the leads.
- The two systems communicate over a secure link.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

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- Stress placed on the wrong syllable Make the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowel Move smoothly between both vowel positions.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

## Questions

### How many syllables are in communicate?

4: kuhm-YOO-nuh-kayt. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you pronounce communicate?

Communicate is pronounced /kəm.ˈju.nə.ˌkeɪt/, or kuhm-YOO-nuh-kayt in plain letters. It has 4 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "yoo".

### How do you use communicate in a sentence?

Communicate the change to the whole team, not just the leads. The two systems communicate over a secure link.

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