How To Pronounce Recruitment
recruitment
How To Say Recruitment Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, recruitment is pronounced /rɪˈkruːt.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈkr̥ʷuːt.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈkruːt.mənt/.
Recruitment 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
Recruitment 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 Recruitment
- 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. Recruitment /rɪˈkruːt.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. Recruitment /rɪˈkruːt.mənt/
Questions About Recruitment
How do you say recruitment phonetically?
Recruitment sounds like ri-KROOT-muhnt in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce recruitment in British English?
In British English, recruitment is pronounced /rɪˈkruːt.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈkr̥ʷuːt.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce recruitment in American English?
In American English, recruitment is pronounced /rɪˈkruːt.mənt/.
How many syllables are in recruitment?
Recruitment has three syllables, /rɪ/ + /kruːt/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in recruitment?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /kruːt/.
Do British and American English pronounce recruitment the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪˈkruːt.mənt/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Recruitment
Recruitment has three syllables. See how recruitment divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
Learn English and Literature with Adroit Tutors on our website, and order course materials there too.
www.adroittutors.com