How to pronounce “amount”
Say “amount” in 2 beats
amount
/əˈmaʊnt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐmaʊnt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- amə
- ountmaʊntstress
- IPA (American)
- /əˈmaʊnt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐmaʊnt/
- Respelling
- uh-MOWNT
- Syllables
- 2 — am-OUNT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: am-OUNT. “ount” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/əˈmaʊnt/
/ɐmaʊnt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “amount” means
- noun
a quantity of money
“he borrowed a large sum”
- noun
the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
“an adequate amount of food for four people”
- noun
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
Say it in a sentence
“A small amount of rain fell overnight across the valley.”“amount”, answered
How do you pronounce “amount”?
“amount” is pronounced /əˈmaʊnt/ (uh-MOWNT) in American English and /ɐmaʊnt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ount”. Build it as am-OUNT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “amount” have?
2: am · ount. The beat lands on the second, “ount”.
Is “amount” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈmaʊnt/ (uh-MOWNT); British English says /ɐmaʊnt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “amount” mean?
As a noun: a quantity of money For example: “he borrowed a large sum” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “amount”?
Stress the second syllable: am-OUNT. “ount” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “amount” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.