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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “document”

“document” is pronounced /ˈdɑkjəmɛnt/ (DAH-kyuh-ment) in American English and /dɒkjuːmənt/ in British English, and /ˈdɑkjumɛnt/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “doc”.
The sound

Say “document” in 3 beats

Say it like this

document

/ˈdɑkjəmɛnt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɒkjuːmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. docdɑstress
  2. umkjə
  3. entmɛnt
IPA (American)
/ˈdɑkjəmɛnt/
IPA (British)
/dɒkjuːmənt/
Also accepted
/ˈdɑkjumɛnt/
Respelling
DAH-kyuh-ment
Syllables
3 — DOC-um-ent
Stress
Stress the first syllable: DOC-um-ent. “doc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈdɑkjəmɛnt/

British

/dɒkjuːmənt/

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Meaning

What “document” means

  1. noun

    writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

  2. noun

    anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks

  3. noun

    a written account of ownership or obligation

Say it in a sentence

“Keep the original document somewhere safe and dry.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɑahkkjyəschwammɛshort enntt

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Questions

“document”, answered

How do you pronounce “document”?

“document” is pronounced /ˈdɑkjəmɛnt/ (DAH-kyuh-ment) in American English and /dɒkjuːmənt/ in British English, and /ˈdɑkjumɛnt/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “doc”. Build it as DOC-um-ent, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “document” have?

3: doc · um · ent. The beat lands on the first, “doc”.

Is “document” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈdɑkjəmɛnt/ (DAH-kyuh-ment); British English says /dɒkjuːmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “document” mean?

As a noun: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) For example: “Keep the original document somewhere safe and dry.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “document”?

Stress the first syllable: DOC-um-ent. “doc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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