How To Pronounce Renouncement
renouncement
In British English, renouncement is pronounced /rɪˈnaʊns.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈna͠ʊns.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈnaʊns.mənt/.
Renouncement 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
Renouncement 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 Renouncement
How do you pronounce renouncement in British English?
In British English, renouncement is pronounced /rɪˈnaʊns.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈna͠ʊns.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce renouncement in American English?
In American English, renouncement is pronounced /rɪˈnaʊns.mənt/.
How many syllables are in renouncement?
Renouncement has three syllables, /rɪ/ + /naʊns/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in renouncement?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /naʊns/.
Do British and American English pronounce renouncement the same way?
Yes. Both are /rɪˈnaʊns.mənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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