How to pronounce “immutable”
Say “immutable” in 4 beats
immutable
/ˌɪˈmjutəbəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪmjuːtəbəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- imɪ
- mutmjustress
- abtə
- lebəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪˈmjutəbəl/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪmjuːtəbəl/
- Respelling
- i-MYOO-tuh-buhl
- Syllables
- 4 — im-MUT-ab-le
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: im-MUT-ab-le. “mut” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɪˈmjutəbəl/
/ɪmjuːtəbəl/
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What “immutable” means
- adjective
not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature
“the view of that time was that all species were immutable, created by God”
Say it in a sentence
“The timetable at that school seemed utterly immutable.”“immutable”, answered
How do you pronounce “immutable”?
“immutable” is pronounced /ˌɪˈmjutəbəl/ (i-MYOO-tuh-buhl) in American English and /ɪmjuːtəbəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “mut”. Build it as im-MUT-ab-le, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “immutable” have?
4: im · mut · ab · le. The beat lands on the second, “mut”.
Is “immutable” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪˈmjutəbəl/ (i-MYOO-tuh-buhl); British English says /ɪmjuːtəbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “immutable” mean?
As an adjective: not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature For example: “the view of that time was that all species were immutable, created by God”
Where is the stress in “immutable”?
Stress the second syllable: im-MUT-ab-le. “mut” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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