How To Pronounce Immovable
immovable
In British English, immovable is pronounced /ɪˈmuː.və.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈmʷuː.və.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈmuː.və.bəl/.
Immovable 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
Immovable 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 Immovable
How do you pronounce immovable in British English?
In British English, immovable is pronounced /ɪˈmuː.və.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈmʷuː.və.bl̩].
How do you pronounce immovable in American English?
In American English, immovable is pronounced /ɪˈmuː.və.bəl/.
How many syllables are in immovable?
Immovable has four syllables, /ɪ/ + /muː/ + /və/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in immovable?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /muː/.
Do British and American English pronounce immovable the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪˈmuː.və.bəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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