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

How to pronounce exacerbated

Say it like ig-ZAS-er-bay-tud. Exacerbated has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (ZAS).

VoiceSpeed

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

US American/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪtəd/ig-ZAS-er-bay-tud
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • ig
  • ZAS
  • er
  • bay
  • tud
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Exacerbated pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. igKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  2. ZASSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  3. erKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "er" in butter.
  4. bayGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
  5. tudKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

What does exacerbated mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of exacerbate How to pronounce exacerbate

Questions about saying exacerbated

How do you pronounce exacerbated?

Say ig-ZAS-er-bay-tud. The American pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪtəd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in exacerbated?

Exacerbated has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (ZAS). Broken into parts: ig · ZAS · er · bay · tud.

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