How to pronounce “benchmark”
Say “benchmark” in 2 beats
benchmark
/ˈbɛntʃˌmɑɹk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bɛntʃmɑːk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- bencbɛntʃstress
- hmarkmɑɹk
- IPA (American)
- /ˈbɛntʃˌmɑɹk/
- IPA (British)
- /bɛntʃmɑːk/
- Respelling
- BENCH-mahrk
- Syllables
- 2 — BENC-hmark
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: BENC-hmark. “benc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈbɛntʃˌmɑɹk/
/bɛntʃmɑːk/
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What “benchmark” means
- noun
a standard by which something can be measured or judged
“his painting sets the benchmark of quality”
- noun
a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
Say it in a sentence
“Last year's figures became the benchmark for everything since.”“benchmark”, answered
How do you pronounce “benchmark”?
“benchmark” is pronounced /ˈbɛntʃˌmɑɹk/ (BENCH-mahrk) in American English and /bɛntʃmɑːk/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “benc”. Build it as BENC-hmark, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “benchmark” have?
2: benc · hmark. The beat lands on the first, “benc”.
Is “benchmark” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈbɛntʃˌmɑɹk/ (BENCH-mahrk); British English says /bɛntʃmɑːk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “benchmark” mean?
As a noun: a standard by which something can be measured or judged For example: “his painting sets the benchmark of quality” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “benchmark”?
Stress the first syllable: BENC-hmark. “benc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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