How to Pronounce “accommodate”

Australian (AU)

/əˈkɔməˌdæɪt/

verb — To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.

Example: to accommodate ourselves to circumstances.

The final e is silent. The transcription /əˈkɔməˌdæɪt/ ends on a consonant sound, so the written e at the end of “accommodate” is not pronounced.

Where the stress falls. “accommodate” has 5 syllables, and the transcription /əˈkɔməˌdæɪt/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.

An unstressed vowel reduces to schwa. /əˈkɔməˌdæɪt/ contains a schwa /ə/ — the short, neutral “uh” that English unstressed syllables collapse into. Saying /ə/ there, instead of the vowel the spelling suggests, is most of what makes the word sound native.

What does "accommodate" mean?

accommodate (verb): To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt. For example — to accommodate ourselves to circumstances.

Which syllable is stressed in "accommodate"?

“accommodate” has 5 syllables, and the transcription /əˈkɔməˌdæɪt/ puts the primary stress mark (ˈ) before the second one — so the second syllable is the longest and loudest. The others are said quickly and lightly.