HowPronounceIt
  1. Home
  2. How to pronounce
  3. corporates

How to pronounce corporates

Say it like KOR-puh-ruts. Corporates has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (KOR).

VoiceSpeed

Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce corporates. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.

US American/ˈkɔrpərəts/KOR-puh-ruts
UK British/ˈkɔːpərəts/KAW-puh-ruts
  • KOR
  • puh
  • ruts
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Corporates pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. KORSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
  2. puhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  3. rutsKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of corporates

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: KAW-puh-ruts.

What does corporates mean?

noun
  1. plural of corporate How to pronounce corporate
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of corporate How to pronounce corporate

Questions about saying corporates

How do you pronounce corporates?

Say KOR-puh-ruts. The American pronunciation is /ˈkɔrpərəts/. In British English it is /ˈkɔːpərəts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in corporates?

Corporates has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (KOR). Broken into parts: KOR · puh · ruts.

Is corporates pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /ˈkɔːpərəts/ (KAW-puh-ruts).

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