Pronunciation

How to pronounce “fulfilment

“fulfilment” is pronounced /fʊlˈfɪlmənt/ (fuul-FIL-muhnt) — 3 syllables, stressed on “fil”.
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fulfilment

/fʊlˈfɪlmənt/

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3 beats
  1. fulfʊl
  2. filfɪlstress
  3. mentmənt
IPA (American)
/fʊlˈfɪlmənt/
IPA (British)
/fʊlˈfɪlmənt/
Respelling
fuul-FIL-muhnt
Syllables
3 — ful-FIL-ment
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ful-FIL-ment. “fil” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
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Where “fulfilment” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    FULL-fil-ment

    the stress is on FIL, the second syllable

Meaning

What “fulfilment” means

  1. noun

    a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires

  2. noun

    the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)

Say it in a sentence

The job gave her more fulfilment than she had expected.
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8 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

fulfilment”, answered

How do you pronounce “fulfilment”?

“fulfilment” is pronounced /fʊlˈfɪlmənt/ (fuul-FIL-muhnt) — 3 syllables, stressed on “fil”. Build it as ful-FIL-ment, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “fulfilment” have?

3: ful · fil · ment. The beat lands on the second, “fil”.

What does “fulfilment” mean?

As a noun: a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires For example: “The job gave her more fulfilment than she had expected.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “fulfilment”?

Stress the second syllable: ful-FIL-ment. “fil” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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