How To Pronounce Impending
impending
In British English, impending is pronounced /ɪmˈpen.dɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰẽn.dɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈpen.dɪŋ/.
Impending 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
Impending 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 Impending
Questions About Impending
How do you pronounce impending in British English?
In British English, impending is pronounced /ɪmˈpen.dɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰẽn.dɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce impending in American English?
In American English, impending is pronounced /ɪmˈpen.dɪŋ/.
How many syllables are in impending?
Impending has three syllables, /ɪm/ + /pen/ + /dɪŋ/.
Where is the stress in impending?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /pen/.
Do British and American English pronounce impending the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈpen.dɪŋ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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