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