How To Pronounce Impediment
impediment
How To Say Impediment Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, impediment is pronounced /ɪmˈped.ə.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰed.ə.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈped.ə.mənt/.
Impediment 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
Impediment 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.
Transcription Tips For Impediment
- 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. Impediment /ɪmˈped.ə.mənt/
- 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. Impediment /ɪmˈped.ə.mənt/
Questions About Impediment
How do you say impediment phonetically?
Impediment sounds like im-PED-uh-muhnt in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce impediment in British English?
In British English, impediment is pronounced /ɪmˈped.ə.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰed.ə.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce impediment in American English?
In American English, impediment is pronounced /ɪmˈped.ə.mənt/.
How many syllables are in impediment?
Impediment has four syllables, /ɪm/ + /ped/ + /ə/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in impediment?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ped/.
Do British and American English pronounce impediment the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈped.ə.mənt/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Impediment
Impediment has four syllables. See how impediment divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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