How to pronounce “appointment”
Say “appointment” in 3 beats
appointment
/əˈpɔɪntmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐpɔɪntmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- apə
- pointpɔɪntstress
- mentmənt
- IPA (American)
- /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐpɔɪntmənt/
- Respelling
- uh-POYNT-muhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — ap-POINT-ment
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ap-POINT-ment. “point” 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
/əˈpɔɪntmənt/
/ɐpɔɪntmənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “appointment” means
- noun
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
“the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee”
- noun
a meeting arranged in advance
“she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date”
- noun
(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
Say it in a sentence
“My appointment was moved to the following Wednesday.”“appointment”, answered
How do you pronounce “appointment”?
“appointment” is pronounced /əˈpɔɪntmənt/ (uh-POYNT-muhnt) in American English and /ɐpɔɪntmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “point”. Build it as ap-POINT-ment, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “appointment” have?
3: ap · point · ment. The beat lands on the second, “point”.
Is “appointment” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈpɔɪntmənt/ (uh-POYNT-muhnt); British English says /ɐpɔɪntmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “appointment” mean?
As a noun: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position For example: “the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “appointment”?
Stress the second syllable: ap-POINT-ment. “point” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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