How To Pronounce Ferment

ferment

Phonemic

/fəˈment/

Phonetic

[fəʴˈmẽnt̚]

Phonemic

/fɚˈment/

In British English, ferment is pronounced /fəˈment/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəʴˈmẽnt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /fɚˈment/.

Ferment has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

fəment

Ferment has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

ferment + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.

/fəˈments/

/fɚˈments/

ferment + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

/fəˈmen.tɪd/

/fɚˈmen.t̯ɪd/

ferment + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/fəˈmen.tɪŋ/

/fɚˈmen.t̯ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Ferment

Questions About Ferment

How do you pronounce ferment in British English?

In British English, ferment is pronounced /fəˈment/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəʴˈmẽnt̚].

How do you pronounce ferment in American English?

In American English, ferment is pronounced /fɚˈment/.

How many syllables are in ferment?

Ferment has two syllables, /fə/ + /ment/.

Where is the stress in ferment?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /ment/.

Do British and American English pronounce ferment the same way?

No. British English has /fəˈment/ and American English has /fɚˈment/.

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