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How to pronounce procrastinated

Say it like pruh-KRAS-tuh-nay-tid. Procrastinated has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (KRAS).

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US American/prəˈkræstəˌneɪtɪd/pruh-KRAS-tuh-nay-tid
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • pruh
  • KRAS
  • tuh
  • nay
  • tid
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Procrastinated pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. pruhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. KRASSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  3. tuhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  4. nayGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
  5. tidKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

What does procrastinated mean?

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

Questions about saying procrastinated

How do you pronounce procrastinated?

Say pruh-KRAS-tuh-nay-tid. The American pronunciation is /prəˈkræstəˌneɪtɪd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in procrastinated?

Procrastinated has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (KRAS). Broken into parts: pruh · KRAS · tuh · nay · tid.

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