IPA Transcription of "second-rate" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “second-rate” is /ˈsɛkənd ˈɹeɪt/.

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second
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rateˈɹeɪt

Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/səˈkɔnd - ɹæɪt/
English (United Kingdom)/sɪˈkɒnd - ˈɹeɪt/

Items

  • second-rateBritish classification of a ship of the line with 90 to 98 guns

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