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How to pronounce “fundamentals”

“fundamentals” is pronounced /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlz/ (fun-duh-MEN-tuhlz) in American English and /fʌndəmɛntəlz/ in British English, and /ˌfʌndəˈmɛnəlz/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “en”.
The sound

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fundamentals

/ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlz/

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

4 beats
  1. funfʌn
  2. damdə
  3. enmɛnstress
  4. talstəlz
IPA (American)
/ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlz/
IPA (British)
/fʌndəmɛntəlz/
Also accepted
/ˌfʌndəˈmɛnəlz/
Respelling
fun-duh-MEN-tuhlz
Syllables
4 — fun-dam-EN-tals
Stress
Stress the third syllable: fun-dam-EN-tals. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlz/

British

/fʌndəmɛntəlz/

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Meaning

What “fundamentals” means

  1. noun

    principles from which other truths can be derived

    “first you must learn the fundamentals”

  2. noun

    any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business

    “fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure”

  3. noun

    the lowest tone of a harmonic series

Say it in a sentence

“Learn the fundamentals before you try anything clever.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

10 sounds, in the order you say them
ffʌshort unn×2ddəschwa×2mmɛshort ettllzz

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Questions

“fundamentals”, answered

How do you pronounce “fundamentals”?

“fundamentals” is pronounced /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlz/ (fun-duh-MEN-tuhlz) in American English and /fʌndəmɛntəlz/ in British English, and /ˌfʌndəˈmɛnəlz/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “en”. Build it as fun-dam-EN-tals, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “fundamentals” have?

4: fun · dam · en · tals. The beat lands on the third, “en”.

Is “fundamentals” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlz/ (fun-duh-MEN-tuhlz); British English says /fʌndəmɛntəlz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “fundamentals” mean?

As a noun: principles from which other truths can be derived For example: “first you must learn the fundamentals” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “fundamentals”?

Stress the third syllable: fun-dam-EN-tals. “en” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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