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