How To Pronounce Impress
impress
In British English, impress is pronounced /ɪmˈpres/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpr̥es]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪmˈpres/.
Impress 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
Impress 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 Impress
Questions About Impress
How do you pronounce impress in British English?
In British English, impress is pronounced /ɪmˈpres/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃mˈpr̥es].
How do you pronounce impress in American English?
In American English, impress is pronounced /ɪmˈpres/.
How many syllables are in impress?
Impress has two syllables, /ɪm/ + /pres/.
Where is the stress in impress?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /pres/.
Do British and American English pronounce impress the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪmˈpres/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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