How To Pronounce Amazement
amazement
How To Say Amazement Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, amazement is pronounced /əˈmeɪz.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈmeɪz.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈmeɪz.mənt/.
Amazement has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Amazement has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Amazement
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Amazement /əˈmeɪz.mənt/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Amazement /əˈmeɪz.mənt/
Questions About Amazement
How do you say amazement phonetically?
Amazement sounds like uh-MAYZ-muhnt in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce amazement in British English?
In British English, amazement is pronounced /əˈmeɪz.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈmeɪz.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce amazement in American English?
In American English, amazement is pronounced /əˈmeɪz.mənt/.
How many syllables are in amazement?
Amazement has three syllables, /ə/ + /meɪz/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in amazement?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /meɪz/.
Do British and American English pronounce amazement the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈmeɪz.mənt/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Amazement
Amazement has three syllables. See how amazement divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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