How To Pronounce Investment
investment
In British English, investment is pronounced /ɪnˈvest.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈvest.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈvest.mənt/.
Investment 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
Investment 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.
Questions About Investment
How do you pronounce investment in British English?
In British English, investment is pronounced /ɪnˈvest.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈvest.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce investment in American English?
In American English, investment is pronounced /ɪnˈvest.mənt/.
How many syllables are in investment?
Investment has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /vest/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in investment?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /vest/.
Do British and American English pronounce investment the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈvest.mənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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