How to pronounce “employee”
Say “employee” in 3 beats
employee
/ɛmˈplɔɪi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛmplɔɪiː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɛmɛm
- plɔɪplɔɪstress
- ii
- IPA (American)
- /ɛmˈplɔɪi/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛmplɔɪiː/
- Also accepted
- /ɪmˈplɔɪi/
- Respelling
- em-PLOY-ee
- Syllables
- 3 — ɛm-PLƆꞮ-i
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɛm-PLƆꞮ-i. “plɔɪ” 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
/ɛmˈplɔɪi/
/ɛmplɔɪiː/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “employee” means
- noun
a worker who is hired to perform a job
Say it in a sentence
“Every employee gets two days for training each year.”“employee”, answered
How do you pronounce “employee”?
“employee” is pronounced /ɛmˈplɔɪi/ (em-PLOY-ee) in American English and /ɛmplɔɪiː/ in British English, and /ɪmˈplɔɪi/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “plɔɪ”. Build it as ɛm-PLƆꞮ-i, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “employee” have?
3: ɛm · plɔɪ · i. The beat lands on the second, “plɔɪ”.
Is “employee” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɛmˈplɔɪi/ (em-PLOY-ee); British English says /ɛmplɔɪiː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “employee” mean?
As a noun: a worker who is hired to perform a job For example: “Every employee gets two days for training each year.”
Where is the stress in “employee”?
Stress the second syllable: ɛm-PLƆꞮ-i. “plɔɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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