How to pronounce “achievement”
Say “achievement” in 3 beats
achievement
/əˈtʃivmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐtʃiːvmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- əə
- tʃivtʃivstress
- məntmənt
- IPA (American)
- /əˈtʃivmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐtʃiːvmənt/
- Respelling
- uh-CHEEV-muhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — ə-TƩIV-mənt
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ə-TƩIV-mənt. “tʃiv” 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
American and British are not the same here
/əˈtʃivmənt/
/ɐtʃiːvmənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “achievement” means
- noun
the action of accomplishing something
Say it in a sentence
“Finishing the walk in one day was a real achievement.”“achievement”, answered
How do you pronounce “achievement”?
“achievement” is pronounced /əˈtʃivmənt/ (uh-CHEEV-muhnt) in American English and /ɐtʃiːvmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “tʃiv”. Build it as ə-TƩIV-mənt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “achievement” have?
3: ə · tʃiv · mənt. The beat lands on the second, “tʃiv”.
Is “achievement” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈtʃivmənt/ (uh-CHEEV-muhnt); British English says /ɐtʃiːvmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “achievement” mean?
As a noun: the action of accomplishing something For example: “Finishing the walk in one day was a real achievement.”
Where is the stress in “achievement”?
Stress the second syllable: ə-TƩIV-mənt. “tʃiv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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