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How to pronounce mandates

Say it like MAN-dayts. Mandates has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (MAN).

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US American/ˈmænˌdeɪts/MAN-dayts
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • MAN
  • dayts
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Mandates pronunciation, sound by sound

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

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

What does mandates mean?

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

Questions about saying mandates

How do you pronounce mandates?

Say MAN-dayts. The American pronunciation is /ˈmænˌdeɪts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in mandates?

Mandates has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (MAN). Broken into parts: MAN · dayts.

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