How To Pronounce Impeccable
impeccable
In British English, impeccable is pronounced /ɪmˈpek.ə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰek.ə.bl̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈpek.ə.bəl/.
Impeccable 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
Impeccable 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 Impeccable
How do you pronounce impeccable in British English?
In British English, impeccable is pronounced /ɪmˈpek.ə.bəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰek.ə.bl̩].
How do you pronounce impeccable in American English?
In American English, impeccable is pronounced /ɪmˈpek.ə.bəl/.
How many syllables are in impeccable?
Impeccable has four syllables, /ɪm/ + /pek/ + /ə/ + /bəl/.
Where is the stress in impeccable?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /pek/.
Do British and American English pronounce impeccable the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈpek.ə.bəl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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