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Come pronunciare «levitate» in inglese

levitate si pronuncia ˈlɛvɪteɪt, con accento principale sulla sillaba «LE». Ascolta madrelingua autentici pronunciarlo in 97 clip con sottotitoli sincronizzati e timestamp qui sotto.

ˈlɛvɪteɪt

LE·vih·tayt

Accento principale: LE

Accento:
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IPAˈlɛvɪteɪt
SayLE-vih-tayt
SillabeLE · vih · tayt
Ascolta nel contestoUS
1:09
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “levitate”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ˈlɛvɪteɪt

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Primary Stress

LE

Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.

Syllable 2Unstressed

vih

Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.

Syllable 3Unstressed

tayt

Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.

Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("LE"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.

Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes

⚠️ Intervocalic Tap / Flap [ɾ] in American English

The Trap: Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America.

How Native Speakers Say It: In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].

Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow

🔗 Consonant-Vowel Linking (Liaison)

When followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "levitate" aligns naturally with adjacent words.

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“levitate and that's before it worries about how to build and operate a commercial system without going bankrupt”
— WIREDWatch clip
“levitate balls with my mind.”
— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“levitate no magnet no special panels you want to float silently on a craft with no moving parts and you want to be able to fly over anything you want sand water”
— SciShowWatch clip
“just levitate. Okay, now let's come to some other I”
— StanfordWatch clip
“It turns out that you can magnetically levitate the ends of the shaft so that they don't actually touch the bearing.”
— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“How about you levitate over a Santa's sack, and you change his beard color a bunch of times.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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The Inglese word “levitate” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈlɛvɪteɪt (phonetic respelling: LE-vih-tayt). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (LE · vih · tayt), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (LE). Grammatically, “levitate” functions as a verb. SayItVid indexes 97 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “levitate” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from WIRED, TEDx Talks, SciShow.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USWIRED
    Clip #1 · @1:09
    “and how to make the pods levitate and that's before it worries about how to build and operate a commercial system without going bankrupt about how to build and operate a”
  • 🇺🇸 USTEDx Talks
    Clip #2 · @6:31
    “though they're brown now. I could levitate balls with my mind. And I had spikes all over my head. And most spikes all over my head. And most”
  • 🇺🇸 USSciShow
    Clip #3 · @1:58
    “lot more limiting and it also doesn't exist so okay you want to really levitate no magnet no special panels you want to float silently on a craft with no moving parts and you want to be able to fly over anything you want sand water no moving parts and you want to be able to fly over anything you want sand water”
  • 🇺🇸 USStanford
    Clip #4 · @18:40
    “upward. Wouldn't have standing waves like that. It would uh just levitate. Okay, now let's come to some other I want to I want to discuss well three other conservation”
  • 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWare
    Clip #5 · @70:21
    “So talk about reconciling the seemingly irreconcilable. It turns out that you can magnetically levitate the ends of the shaft so that they don't actually touch the bearing. levitate the ends of the shaft so that they don't actually”

Definizione e significato: “levitate”

Audio
VERB
  • To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
  • To be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.

Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)

  • “The magician levitated the woman.”
  • “The guru claimed that he could levitate.”
  • “levitate and that's before it worries about how to build and operate a commercial system without going bankrupt”

Frasi ed espressioni comuni

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Pronuncia: “levitate”

Pronunciation:
LE-vih-tayt
Sillabe:
LE · vih · tayt
Written Hyphenation:
lev · i · tate
Accento principale:
LE
IPA:
ˈlɛvɪteɪt
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Come si pronuncia «levitate» in inglese?

«levitate» si pronuncia ⁄ˈlɛvɪteɪt⁄ (LE-vih-tayt). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.

Quante sillabe ha «levitate»?

«levitate» ha 3 sillabe: LE · vih · tayt.

Dov’è l’accento in «levitate»?

L’accento principale in «levitate» cade su «LE». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.

Cosa significa «levitate»?

To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.

Come posso ascoltare «levitate» in frasi reali?

Questa pagina offre 97 esempi video di «levitate» con sottotitoli sincronizzati. Usa Precedente / Successivo (o le frecce ← / →) per ascoltare ogni momento esatto.

What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “levitate”?

Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America. In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].