How to pronounce “department”
Say “department” in 3 beats
department
/dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɪpɑːtmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- depdɪ
- artpɑɹtstress
- mentmənt
- IPA (American)
- /dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /dɪpɑːtmənt/
- Respelling
- di-PAHRT-muhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — dep-ART-ment
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: dep-ART-ment. “art” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/
/dɪpɑːtmənt/
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What “department” means
- noun
a specialized division of a large organization
“you'll find it in the hardware department”
- noun
the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
- noun
a specialized sphere of knowledge
“baking is not my department”
Say it in a sentence
“The history department shares a building with modern languages.”“department”, answered
How do you pronounce “department”?
“department” is pronounced /dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/ (di-PAHRT-muhnt) in American English and /dɪpɑːtmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “art”. Build it as dep-ART-ment, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “department” have?
3: dep · art · ment. The beat lands on the second, “art”.
Is “department” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/ (di-PAHRT-muhnt); British English says /dɪpɑːtmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “department” mean?
As a noun: a specialized division of a large organization For example: “you'll find it in the hardware department” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “department”?
Stress the second syllable: dep-ART-ment. “art” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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