English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Create Pronunciation
Create is pronounced kree-AYT, IPA /kriˈeɪt/.
kree-AYT
US /kriˈeɪt/ · UK /kriːˈeɪt/
Syllables: kree · AYT (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To make something that did not exist before.
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Create in a Sentence
- They created a small garden behind the flats.
- Create a folder for each client.
- The change created more problems than it solved.
Common Mispronunciations of Create
Not KRAYT
Two beats, not one. The ea splits into a quick kree followed by the stressed ayt, so create never rhymes with crate.
Not KREE-ayt
The weight belongs to the second syllable. The opening kree is short and unstressed.
Tip: Create keeps two syllables all the way through the family: kree-AYT, kree-AY-shuhn, kree-AY-tiv.
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