How to pronounce “assessment”
Say “assessment” in 3 beats
assessment
/əˈsɛsmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐsɛsmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- asə
- sesssɛstress
- mentsmənt
- IPA (American)
- /əˈsɛsmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐsɛsmənt/
- Respelling
- uh-SE-smuhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — as-SESS-ment
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: as-SESS-ment. “sess” 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
/əˈsɛsmənt/
/ɐsɛsmənt/
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What “assessment” means
- noun
the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
- noun
an amount determined as payable
“the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership”
- noun
the market value set on assets
Say it in a sentence
“The assessment is based on coursework rather than an exam.”“assessment”, answered
How do you pronounce “assessment”?
“assessment” is pronounced /əˈsɛsmənt/ (uh-SE-smuhnt) in American English and /ɐsɛsmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “sess”. Build it as as-SESS-ment, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “assessment” have?
3: as · sess · ment. The beat lands on the second, “sess”.
Is “assessment” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈsɛsmənt/ (uh-SE-smuhnt); British English says /ɐsɛsmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “assessment” mean?
As a noun: the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth For example: “The assessment is based on coursework rather than an exam.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “assessment”?
Stress the second syllable: as-SESS-ment. “sess” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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