How To Pronounce Impassioned
impassioned
In British English, impassioned is pronounced /ɪmˈpæʃ.ənd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰæʃ.ə̃nd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈpæʃ.ənd/.
Impassioned 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
Impassioned 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 Impassioned
How do you pronounce impassioned in British English?
In British English, impassioned is pronounced /ɪmˈpæʃ.ənd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰæʃ.ə̃nd̚].
How do you pronounce impassioned in American English?
In American English, impassioned is pronounced /ɪmˈpæʃ.ənd/.
How many syllables are in impassioned?
Impassioned has three syllables, /ɪm/ + /pæʃ/ + /ənd/.
Where is the stress in impassioned?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /pæʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce impassioned the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈpæʃ.ənd/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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