How To Pronounce Amusement
amusement
How To Say Amusement Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, amusement is pronounced /əˈmjuːz.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈmjʷuːz.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈmjuːz.mənt/.
Amusement 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
Amusement 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 Amusement
- 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. Amusement /əˈmjuːz.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. Amusement /əˈmjuːz.mənt/
Questions About Amusement
How do you say amusement phonetically?
Amusement sounds like uh-MYOOZ-muhnt in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce amusement in British English?
In British English, amusement is pronounced /əˈmjuːz.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈmjʷuːz.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce amusement in American English?
In American English, amusement is pronounced /əˈmjuːz.mənt/.
How many syllables are in amusement?
Amusement has three syllables, /ə/ + /mjuːz/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in amusement?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /mjuːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce amusement the same way?
Yes. Both are /əˈmjuːz.mənt/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Amusement
Amusement has three syllables. See how amusement divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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