how to pronounce aspirate

/ˈæspɚˌɛɪt/

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aspirate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of aspirate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… have is the aspirate one of the …”

meanings of aspirate

noun:

) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
A sound produced by such a puff of air.
The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive consonant.
A mark of aspiration (.

verb:

To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.
To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
To produce an audible puff of breath. especially following a consonant.

adjective:

Aspirated.

aspirate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word aspirate occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.