How To Pronounce Impetuous
impetuous
In British English, impetuous is pronounced /ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰetʃʷ.u.əs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs/.
Impetuous 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
Impetuous 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 Impetuous
How do you pronounce impetuous in British English?
In British English, impetuous is pronounced /ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpʰetʃʷ.u.əs].
How do you pronounce impetuous in American English?
In American English, impetuous is pronounced /ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs/.
How many syllables are in impetuous?
Impetuous has four syllables, /ɪm/ + /petʃ/ + /u/ + /əs/.
Where is the stress in impetuous?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /petʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce impetuous the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈpetʃ.u.əs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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