How To Pronounce Environment
environment
In British English, environment is pronounced /ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈvaɪ.rə̃n.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/.
Environment has four 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
Environment has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Environment
How do you pronounce environment in British English?
In British English, environment is pronounced /ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈvaɪ.rə̃n.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce environment in American English?
In American English, environment is pronounced /ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/.
How many syllables are in environment?
Environment has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /vaɪ/ + /rən/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in environment?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /vaɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce environment the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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