How To Pronounce Impeachment
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In British English, impeachment is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːtʃ.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰiːtʃ.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːtʃ.mənt/.
Impeachment 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
Impeachment 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 Impeachment
How do you pronounce impeachment in British English?
In British English, impeachment is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːtʃ.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰiːtʃ.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce impeachment in American English?
In American English, impeachment is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːtʃ.mənt/.
How many syllables are in impeachment?
Impeachment has three syllables, /ɪm/ + /piːtʃ/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in impeachment?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /piːtʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce impeachment the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈpiːtʃ.mənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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