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