How To Pronounce Advocate

The stress in advocate moves depending on how the word is used.

Noun. It is /ˈæd.və.kət/ or /ˈæd.və.kɪt/ in British English and /ˈæd.və.kət/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “an advocate”.

Verb. It is /ˈæd.və.keɪt/ in British English and /ˈæd.və.keɪt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “to advocate”.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.