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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “experiment”

“experiment” is pronounced /ɪkˈspɛɹəmənt/ (ik-SPE-ruh-muhnt) in American English and /ɛkspɛɹɪmənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “per”.
The sound

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experiment

/ɪkˈspɛɹəmənt/

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

4 beats
  1. exɪk
  2. perspɛstress
  3. imɹə
  4. entmənt
IPA (American)
/ɪkˈspɛɹəmənt/
IPA (British)
/ɛkspɛɹɪmənt/
Respelling
ik-SPE-ruh-muhnt
Syllables
4 — ex-PER-im-ent
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ex-PER-im-ent. “per” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɪkˈspɛɹəmənt/

British

/ɛkspɛɹɪmənt/

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Meaning

What “experiment” means

  1. noun

    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

  2. noun

    the testing of an idea

    “it was an experiment in living”

  3. noun

    a venture at something new or different

    “as an experiment he decided to grow a beard”

Say it in a sentence

“The experiment was repeated four times with the same result.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort ikkssppɛshort eɹrəschwa×2mmnntt

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Questions

“experiment”, answered

How do you pronounce “experiment”?

“experiment” is pronounced /ɪkˈspɛɹəmənt/ (ik-SPE-ruh-muhnt) in American English and /ɛkspɛɹɪmənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “per”. Build it as ex-PER-im-ent, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “experiment” have?

4: ex · per · im · ent. The beat lands on the second, “per”.

Is “experiment” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɪkˈspɛɹəmənt/ (ik-SPE-ruh-muhnt); British English says /ɛkspɛɹɪmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “experiment” mean?

As a noun: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation For example: “The experiment was repeated four times with the same result.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “experiment”?

Stress the second syllable: ex-PER-im-ent. “per” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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