How To Pronounce Moderate

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

Adjective. It is /ˈmɒd.ər.ət/ or /ˈmɒd.ər.ɪt/ in British English and /ˈmɑːd.ər.ət/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a moderate price”.

Verb. It is /ˈmɒd.ə.reɪt/ in British English and /ˈmɑːd.ə.reɪt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “to moderate”.

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.