How to pronounce “employees”
Say “employees” in 3 beats
employees
/ɛmˈplɔɪiz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛmplɔɪiːz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɛmɛm
- plɔɪplɔɪstress
- iziz
- IPA (American)
- /ɛmˈplɔɪiz/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛmplɔɪiːz/
- Also accepted
- /ɪmˈplɔɪiz/
- Respelling
- em-PLOY-eez
- Syllables
- 3 — ɛm-PLƆꞮ-iz
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɛm-PLƆꞮ-iz. “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
/ɛmˈplɔɪiz/
/ɛmplɔɪiːz/
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What “employees” means
- noun
a worker who is hired to perform a job
Say it in a sentence
“The company gave all its employees an extra day off.”“employees”, answered
How do you pronounce “employees”?
“employees” is pronounced /ɛmˈplɔɪiz/ (em-PLOY-eez) in American English and /ɛmplɔɪiːz/ in British English, and /ɪmˈplɔɪiz/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “plɔɪ”. Build it as ɛm-PLƆꞮ-iz, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “employees” have?
3: ɛm · plɔɪ · iz. The beat lands on the second, “plɔɪ”.
Is “employees” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɛmˈplɔɪiz/ (em-PLOY-eez); British English says /ɛmplɔɪiːz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “employees” mean?
As a noun: a worker who is hired to perform a job For example: “The company gave all its employees an extra day off.”
Where is the stress in “employees”?
Stress the second syllable: ɛm-PLƆꞮ-iz. “plɔɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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