How to pronounce “fulfilment”
Say “fulfilment” in 3 beats
fulfilment
/fʊlˈfɪlmənt/
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- fulfʊl
- filfɪlstress
- 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
Where “fulfilment” goes wrong
- Often heard
“FULL-fil-ment”
the stress is on FIL, the second syllable
What “fulfilment” means
- noun
a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
- 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.”“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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