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