How To Pronounce Procurement
procurement
How To Say Procurement Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, procurement is pronounced /prəˈkjʊə.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥əˈkj̥ʷʊəʴ.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /proʊˈkjʊr.mənt/.
Procurement has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Procurement 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.
Transcription Tips For Procurement
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Procurement /prəˈkjʊə.mənt/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Procurement /prəˈkjʊə.mənt/
Questions About Procurement
How do you say procurement phonetically?
Procurement sounds like pruh-KYOOR-muhnt in British English and proh-KYOOR-muhnt in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce procurement in British English?
In British English, procurement is pronounced /prəˈkjʊə.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥əˈkj̥ʷʊəʴ.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce procurement in American English?
In American English, procurement is pronounced /proʊˈkjʊr.mənt/.
How many syllables are in procurement?
Procurement has three syllables, /prə/ + /kjʊə/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in procurement?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kjʊə/.
Do British and American English pronounce procurement the same way?
No. British English has /prəˈkjʊə.mənt/ and American English has /proʊˈkjʊr.mənt/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Procurement
Procurement has three syllables. See how procurement divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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