How To Pronounce Impatience
impatience
How To Say Impatience Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, impatience is pronounced /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃəns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰeɪ.ʃə̃ns]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃəns/.
Impatience 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
Impatience 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 Impatience
Transcription Tips For Impatience
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Impatience /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃəns/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Impatience /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃəns/
Questions About Impatience
How do you say impatience phonetically?
Impatience sounds like im-PAY-shuhns in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce impatience in British English?
In British English, impatience is pronounced /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃəns/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰeɪ.ʃə̃ns].
How do you pronounce impatience in American English?
In American English, impatience is pronounced /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃəns/.
How many syllables are in impatience?
Impatience has three syllables, /ɪm/ + /peɪ/ + /ʃəns/.
Where is the stress in impatience?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /peɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce impatience the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃəns/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Impatience
Impatience has three syllables. See how impatience divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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