How To Pronounce Amendment
amendment
In British English, amendment is pronounced /əˈmend.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈmẽnd.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈmend.mənt/.
Amendment 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
Amendment 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.
Questions About Amendment
How do you pronounce amendment in British English?
In British English, amendment is pronounced /əˈmend.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈmẽnd.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce amendment in American English?
In American English, amendment is pronounced /əˈmend.mənt/.
How many syllables are in amendment?
Amendment has three syllables, /ə/ + /mend/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in amendment?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /mend/.
Do British and American English pronounce amendment the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈmend.mənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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