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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “amendment”

“amendment” is pronounced /əˈmɛndmənt/ (uh-MEND-muhnt) in American English and /ɐmɛndmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “end”.
The sound

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amendment

/əˈmɛndmənt/

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

3 beats
  1. amə
  2. endmɛndstress
  3. mentmənt
IPA (American)
/əˈmɛndmənt/
IPA (British)
/ɐmɛndmənt/
Respelling
uh-MEND-muhnt
Syllables
3 — am-END-ment
Stress
Stress the second syllable: am-END-ment. “end” 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

/əˈmɛndmənt/

British

/ɐmɛndmənt/

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Meaning

What “amendment” means

  1. noun

    the act of amending or correcting

  2. noun

    a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

Say it in a sentence

“A short amendment to the rules solved the parking problem.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
əschwa×2mm×2ɛshort enn×2ddtt

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Questions

“amendment”, answered

How do you pronounce “amendment”?

“amendment” is pronounced /əˈmɛndmənt/ (uh-MEND-muhnt) in American English and /ɐmɛndmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “end”. Build it as am-END-ment, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “amendment” have?

3: am · end · ment. The beat lands on the second, “end”.

Is “amendment” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /əˈmɛndmənt/ (uh-MEND-muhnt); British English says /ɐmɛndmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “amendment” mean?

As a noun: the act of amending or correcting For example: “A short amendment to the rules solved the parking problem.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “amendment”?

Stress the second syllable: am-END-ment. “end” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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