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How to pronounce castrates

Say it like KAS-trayts. Castrates has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (KAS).

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US American/ˈkæˌstreɪts/KAS-trayts
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • KAS
  • trayts
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Castrates pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. KASSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. traytsGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ay" in day.

What does castrates mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of castrate How to pronounce castrate

Questions about saying castrates

How do you pronounce castrates?

Say KAS-trayts. The American pronunciation is /ˈkæˌstreɪts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in castrates?

Castrates has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (KAS). Broken into parts: KAS · trayts.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).