How to pronounce skate
Say it like SKAYT. Skate is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SKAYT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Skate pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SKAYTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
American vs British pronunciation of skate
American and British speakers say skate in essentially the same way: /skeɪt/ in the US and /skeɪt/ in the UK.
British respelling: SKAYT.
What does skate mean?
- sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
- large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
- move along on skates“The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter”
Where does skate come from?
Back-formation from Dutch schaats, from Middle Dutch schāetse, from Old Northern French escache (“a stilt, trestle”) (compare French échasse and English scatch), from a Germanic language, perhaps Frankish *skakkjā (“stilt”, literally “thing
Words that rhyme with skate
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of skate.
Questions about saying skate
How do you pronounce skate?
Say SKAYT. The American pronunciation is /skeɪt/. In British English it is /skeɪt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in skate?
Skate is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SKAYT.
Do Americans and Brits say skate the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /skeɪt/ and the British form is /skeɪt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.