How To Pronounce Vindicate

In British English, vindicate is pronounced /ˈvɪn.dɪ.keɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvɪ̃n.dɪ.keɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈvɪn.də.keɪt/.

Vindicate has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

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.