How to pronounce “image”
Say “image” in 2 beats
image
/ˈɪmədʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪmɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪɪstress
- mədʒmədʒ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɪmədʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪmɪdʒ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- I-muhj
- Syllables
- 2 — Ɪ-mədʒ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɪ-mədʒ. “ɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɪmədʒ/
/ɪmɪdʒ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “image” means
- noun
an iconic mental representation
“her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate”
- noun
(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
“a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty”
- noun
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
“they showed us the pictures of their wedding”
Say it in a sentence
“The image of that harbour stayed with her for years.”“image”, answered
How do you pronounce “image”?
“image” is pronounced /ˈɪmədʒ/ (I-muhj) in American English and /ɪmɪdʒ/ in British English, and /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “ɪ”. Build it as Ɪ-mədʒ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “image” have?
2: ɪ · mədʒ. The beat lands on the first, “ɪ”.
Is “image” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɪmədʒ/ (I-muhj); British English says /ɪmɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “image” mean?
As a noun: an iconic mental representation For example: “her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “image”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɪ-mədʒ. “ɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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