How to pronounce “assignment”
Say “assignment” in 3 beats
assignment
/əˈsaɪnmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐsaɪnmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- asə
- signsaɪnstress
- mentmənt
- IPA (American)
- /əˈsaɪnmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐsaɪnmənt/
- Respelling
- uh-SYN-muhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — as-SIGN-ment
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: as-SIGN-ment. “sign” 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
/əˈsaɪnmənt/
/ɐsaɪnmənt/
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What “assignment” means
- noun
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
“hazardous duty”
- noun
the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- noun
the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
“the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum”
Say it in a sentence
“The assignment is due at noon on the last Friday of term.”“assignment”, answered
How do you pronounce “assignment”?
“assignment” is pronounced /əˈsaɪnmənt/ (uh-SYN-muhnt) in American English and /ɐsaɪnmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “sign”. Build it as as-SIGN-ment, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “assignment” have?
3: as · sign · ment. The beat lands on the second, “sign”.
Is “assignment” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈsaɪnmənt/ (uh-SYN-muhnt); British English says /ɐsaɪnmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “assignment” mean?
As a noun: a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) For example: “hazardous duty” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “assignment”?
Stress the second syllable: as-SIGN-ment. “sign” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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