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