How To Pronounce Entertainment
entertainment
In British English, entertainment is pronounced /ˌen.təˈteɪn.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌẽn.təˈtʰe͠ɪn.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌen.t̯əˈteɪn.mənt/.
Entertainment has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Entertainment has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Entertainment
Questions About Entertainment
How do you pronounce entertainment in British English?
In British English, entertainment is pronounced /ˌen.təˈteɪn.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌẽn.təˈtʰe͠ɪn.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce entertainment in American English?
In American English, entertainment is pronounced /ˌen.t̯əˈteɪn.mənt/.
How many syllables are in entertainment?
Entertainment has four syllables, /en/ + /tə/ + /teɪn/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in entertainment?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /teɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce entertainment the same way?
No. British English has /ˌen.təˈteɪn.mənt/ and American English has /ˌen.t̯əˈteɪn.mənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
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