Pronunciation

How to pronounce “accomplishment

“accomplishment” is pronounced /əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt/ (uh-KAHM-plish-muhnt) in American English and /ɐkɒmplɪʃmənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “comp”.
The sound

Say “accomplishment” in 4 beats

Say it like this

accomplishment

/əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐkɒmplɪʃmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. acə
  2. compkɑmstress
  3. lishplɪʃ
  4. mentmənt
IPA (American)
/əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt/
IPA (British)
/ɐkɒmplɪʃmənt/
Respelling
uh-KAHM-plish-muhnt
Syllables
4 — ac-COMP-lish-ment
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ac-COMP-lish-ment. “comp” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt/

British

/ɐkɒmplɪʃmənt/

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Meaning

What “accomplishment” means

  1. noun

    the action of accomplishing something

  2. noun

    an ability that has been acquired by training

Say it in a sentence

Restoring the roof alone was a genuine accomplishment.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

accomplishment”, answered

How do you pronounce “accomplishment”?

“accomplishment” is pronounced /əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt/ (uh-KAHM-plish-muhnt) in American English and /ɐkɒmplɪʃmənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “comp”. Build it as ac-COMP-lish-ment, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “accomplishment” have?

4: ac · comp · lish · ment. The beat lands on the second, “comp”.

Is “accomplishment” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt/ (uh-KAHM-plish-muhnt); British English says /ɐkɒmplɪʃmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “accomplishment” mean?

As a noun: the action of accomplishing something For example: “Restoring the roof alone was a genuine accomplishment.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “accomplishment”?

Stress the second syllable: ac-COMP-lish-ment. “comp” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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