How to pronounce cooperate
co·OP·er·ate
"cooperate" has 4 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: OP.
- Sounds like
- koh-OP-er-ayt
- IPA (American)
- /koʊˈɑpɚˌeɪt/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da-da
It can also be said
- KWOP-er-ayt /ˈkwɑpɚˌeɪt/, with the stress on the first syllable
When a word has two stress patterns, the meaning can change too, as in a REC-ord and to re-CORD.
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