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