How To Pronounce Impede
impede
In British English, impede is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰiːd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːd/.
Impede has two 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
Impede has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Impede
Questions About Impede
How do you pronounce impede in British English?
In British English, impede is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰiːd̚].
How do you pronounce impede in American English?
In American English, impede is pronounced /ɪmˈpiːd/.
How many syllables are in impede?
Impede has two syllables, /ɪm/ + /piːd/.
Where is the stress in impede?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /piːd/.
Do British and American English pronounce impede the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈpiːd/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
Nearby Words
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