How do you pronounce "investigators"?

In American English: /ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɝz/ (in-VEHST-uh-gayt-urz). In British English: /ɪnvˈɛstɪgˌeɪtəz/ (inv-EHST-ig-ayt-uhz). In Canadian English: /ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɝz/ (in-VEHST-uh-gayt-urz). In Australian English: /ɪnvˈɛstɪɡˌeɪtəz/ (inv-EHST-ig-ayt-uhz).

Is "investigators" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɝz/ (in-VEHST-uh-gayt-urz), while in British English it's /ɪnvˈɛstɪgˌeɪtəz/ (inv-EHST-ig-ayt-uhz).

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/ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɝz/

in-VEHST-uh-gayt-urz

Syllable Breakdown

ɪnin·vɛstves·əti·geɪtga·ɝztors

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