How To Pronounce Engagement
engagement
How To Say Engagement Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, engagement is pronounced /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈɡeɪdʒ.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/.
Engagement 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
Engagement 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 Engagement
- 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. Engagement /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.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. Engagement /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/
Questions About Engagement
How do you say engagement phonetically?
Engagement sounds like in-GAYJ-muhnt in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce engagement in British English?
In British English, engagement is pronounced /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈɡeɪdʒ.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce engagement in American English?
In American English, engagement is pronounced /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/.
How many syllables are in engagement?
Engagement has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /ɡeɪdʒ/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in engagement?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɡeɪdʒ/.
Do British and American English pronounce engagement the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Engagement
Engagement has three syllables. See how engagement 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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