How to pronounce “element”
Say “element” in 3 beats
element
/ˈɛləmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛlɪmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- elɛstress
- emlə
- entmənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛləmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛlɪmənt/
- Respelling
- E-luh-muhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — EL-em-ent
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: EL-em-ent. “el” 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
/ˈɛləmənt/
/ɛlɪmənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “element” means
- noun
an abstract part of something
“jealousy was a component of his character”
- noun
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
“spare components for cars”
- noun
any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
Say it in a sentence
“Trust is the one element this arrangement cannot do without.”“element”, answered
How do you pronounce “element”?
“element” is pronounced /ˈɛləmənt/ (E-luh-muhnt) in American English and /ɛlɪmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “el”. Build it as EL-em-ent, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “element” have?
3: el · em · ent. The beat lands on the first, “el”.
Is “element” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛləmənt/ (E-luh-muhnt); British English says /ɛlɪmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “element” mean?
As a noun: an abstract part of something For example: “jealousy was a component of his character” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “element”?
Stress the first syllable: EL-em-ent. “el” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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