How To Pronounce Unemployment
unemployment
In British English, unemployment is pronounced /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌʌ̃n.ɪ̃mˈpl̥ʷɔɪ.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/.
Unemployment has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Unemployment has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Unemployment
Questions About Unemployment
How do you pronounce unemployment in British English?
In British English, unemployment is pronounced /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌʌ̃n.ɪ̃mˈpl̥ʷɔɪ.mə̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce unemployment in American English?
In American English, unemployment is pronounced /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/.
How many syllables are in unemployment?
Unemployment has four syllables, /ʌn/ + /ɪm/ + /plɔɪ/ + /mənt/.
Where is the stress in unemployment?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /plɔɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce unemployment the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
Nearby Words
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