How To Pronounce Impatient
impatient
In British English, impatient is pronounced /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰeɪ.ʃə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/.
Impatient 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
Impatient 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 Impatient
Questions About Impatient
How do you pronounce impatient in British English?
In British English, impatient is pronounced /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰeɪ.ʃə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce impatient in American English?
In American English, impatient is pronounced /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/.
How many syllables are in impatient?
Impatient has three syllables, /ɪm/ + /peɪ/ + /ʃənt/.
Where is the stress in impatient?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /peɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce impatient the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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