How To Pronounce Apartment
apartment
In British English, apartment is pronounced /əˈpɑːt.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈpʰɑːʴt.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /əˈpɑːrt.mənt/.
Apartment has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Apartment 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.
Words That Rhyme With Apartment
Questions About Apartment
How do you pronounce apartment in British English?
In British English, apartment is pronounced /əˈpɑːt.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əˈpʰɑːʴt.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce apartment in American English?
In American English, apartment is pronounced /əˈpɑːrt.mənt/.
How many syllables are in apartment?
Apartment has three syllables, /ə/ + /pɑːt/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in apartment?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /pɑːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce apartment the same way?
No. British English has /əˈpɑːt.mənt/ and American English has /əˈpɑːrt.mənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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