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