How to pronounce “arrangement”
Say “arrangement” in 3 beats
arrangement
/ɚˈeɪndʒmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐɹeɪndʒmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɚɚ
- eɪndʒeɪndʒstress
- məntmənt
- IPA (American)
- /ɚˈeɪndʒmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐɹeɪndʒmənt/
- Respelling
- uh-AYNJ-muhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — ɚ-EꞮNDƷ-mənt
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɚ-EꞮNDƷ-mənt. “eɪndʒ” 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
/ɚˈeɪndʒmənt/
/ɐɹeɪndʒmənt/
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What “arrangement” means
- noun
the thing arranged or agreed to
“they made arrangements to meet in Chicago”
- noun
an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
“a flower arrangement”
- noun
an organized structure for arranging or classifying
“he changed the arrangement of the topics”
Say it in a sentence
“We came to an arrangement that suited both households.”“arrangement”, answered
How do you pronounce “arrangement”?
“arrangement” is pronounced /ɚˈeɪndʒmənt/ (uh-AYNJ-muhnt) in American English and /ɐɹeɪndʒmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “eɪndʒ”. Build it as ɚ-EꞮNDƷ-mənt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “arrangement” have?
3: ɚ · eɪndʒ · mənt. The beat lands on the second, “eɪndʒ”.
Is “arrangement” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɚˈeɪndʒmənt/ (uh-AYNJ-muhnt); British English says /ɐɹeɪndʒmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “arrangement” mean?
As a noun: the thing arranged or agreed to For example: “they made arrangements to meet in Chicago” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “arrangement”?
Stress the second syllable: ɚ-EꞮNDƷ-mənt. “eɪndʒ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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