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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “foment”

“foment” is pronounced /ˈfoʊmɛnt/ (FOH-ment) in American English and /fəʊmənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “fom”.
The sound

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foment

/ˈfoʊmɛnt/

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

2 beats
  1. fomfoʊstress
  2. entmɛnt
IPA (American)
/ˈfoʊmɛnt/
IPA (British)
/fəʊmənt/
Respelling
FOH-ment
Syllables
2 — FOM-ent
Stress
Stress the first syllable: FOM-ent. “fom” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈfoʊmɛnt/

British

/fəʊmənt/

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Meaning

What “foment” means

  1. verb

    try to stir up public opinion

  2. verb

    bathe with warm water or medicated lotions

    “His legs should be fomented”

Say it in a sentence

“A few loud voices can foment trouble at any meeting.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ffoʊlong ommɛshort enntt

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Questions

“foment”, answered

How do you pronounce “foment”?

“foment” is pronounced /ˈfoʊmɛnt/ (FOH-ment) in American English and /fəʊmənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “fom”. Build it as FOM-ent, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “foment” have?

2: fom · ent. The beat lands on the first, “fom”.

Is “foment” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈfoʊmɛnt/ (FOH-ment); British English says /fəʊmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “foment” mean?

As a verb: try to stir up public opinion For example: “A few loud voices can foment trouble at any meeting.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “foment”?

Stress the first syllable: FOM-ent. “fom” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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