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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “advertisement”

“advertisement” is pronounced /ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt/ (ad-vur-TYZE-muhnt (UK ad-VUR-tis-muhnt)) in American English and /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “taɪz”.
The sound

Say “advertisement” in 4 beats

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/ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt/

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

4 beats
  1. ædæd
  2. vɚvɚ
  3. taɪztaɪzstress
  4. məntmənt
IPA (American)
/ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt/
IPA (British)
/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/
Respelling
ad-vur-TYZE-muhnt (UK ad-VUR-tis-muhnt)
Syllables
4 — æd-vɚ-TAꞮZ-mənt
Stress
Stress the third syllable: æd-vɚ-TAꞮZ-mənt. “taɪz” 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

/ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt/

Stress on TYZE.

British

/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/

Stress on VUR, with a short i.

No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.

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Where “advertisement” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    “one form is wrong”

    American and British English stress different syllables here, and both are correct.

Meaning

What “advertisement” means

  1. noun

    a public promotion of some product or service

Say it in a sentence

“The advertisement ran in the local paper for two weeks.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
æshort addvvɚschwa×2tt×2aɪlong izzmmnn

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Questions

“advertisement”, answered

How do you pronounce “advertisement”?

“advertisement” is pronounced /ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt/ (ad-vur-TYZE-muhnt (UK ad-VUR-tis-muhnt)) in American English and /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “taɪz”. Build it as æd-vɚ-TAꞮZ-mənt, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “advertisement” have?

4: æd · vɚ · taɪz · mənt. The beat lands on the third, “taɪz”.

Is “advertisement” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt/ (ad-vur-TYZE-muhnt (UK ad-VUR-tis-muhnt)); British English says /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/. Stress on VUR, with a short i. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “advertisement” mean?

As a noun: a public promotion of some product or service For example: “The advertisement ran in the local paper for two weeks.”

Where is the stress in “advertisement”?

Stress the third syllable: æd-vɚ-TAꞮZ-mənt. “taɪz” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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