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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “immunity”

“immunity” is pronounced /ˌɪˈmjunəti/ (i-MYOO-nuh-tee) in American English and /ɪmjuːnɪti/ in British English, and /ˌɪˈmjunɪti/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “mun”.
The sound

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immunity

/ˌɪˈmjunəti/

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

4 beats
  1. imɪ
  2. munmjustress
  3. itnə
  4. yti
IPA (American)
/ˌɪˈmjunəti/
IPA (British)
/ɪmjuːnɪti/
Also accepted
/ˌɪˈmjunɪti/
Respelling
i-MYOO-nuh-tee
Syllables
4 — im-MUN-it-y
Stress
Stress the second syllable: im-MUN-it-y. “mun” 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

/ˌɪˈmjunəti/

British

/ɪmjuːnɪti/

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Meaning

What “immunity” means

  1. noun

    the state of not being susceptible

    “unsusceptibility to rust”

  2. noun

    (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

  3. noun

    the quality of being unaffected by something

    “immunity to criticism”

Say it in a sentence

“Immunity fades slowly over the years after the illness.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort immjyulong oonnəschwattilong e

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Questions

“immunity”, answered

How do you pronounce “immunity”?

“immunity” is pronounced /ˌɪˈmjunəti/ (i-MYOO-nuh-tee) in American English and /ɪmjuːnɪti/ in British English, and /ˌɪˈmjunɪti/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “mun”. Build it as im-MUN-it-y, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “immunity” have?

4: im · mun · it · y. The beat lands on the second, “mun”.

Is “immunity” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪˈmjunəti/ (i-MYOO-nuh-tee); British English says /ɪmjuːnɪti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “immunity” mean?

As a noun: the state of not being susceptible For example: “unsusceptibility to rust” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “immunity”?

Stress the second syllable: im-MUN-it-y. “mun” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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