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How to pronounce “impetuous”

“impetuous” is pronounced /ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/ (im-PECH-oo-uhs), and /ɪmˈpɛtjuəs/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “pɛ”.
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impetuous

/ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/

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4 beats
  1. ɪmɪm
  2. pɛpɛstress
  3. tʃutʃu
  4. əsəs
IPA (American)
/ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/
IPA (British)
/ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/
Also accepted
/ɪmˈpɛtjuəs/
Respelling
im-PECH-oo-uhs
Syllables
4 — ɪm-PƐ-tʃu-əs
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɪm-PƐ-tʃu-əs. “pɛ” 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
Watch out

Where “impetuous” goes wrong

  • Often heard

    “im-pet-YOO-us”

    the tu is a ch sound in both American and British English; im-pet-YOO-us is an older, now rare form

Meaning

What “impetuous” means

  1. adjective

    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)

    “a hotheaded decision”

  2. adjective

    marked by violent force

    “impetuous heaving waves”

Say it in a sentence

“It was an impetuous decision that he never regretted.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort immppɛshort etʃchulong ooəschwass

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Questions

“impetuous”, answered

How do you pronounce “impetuous”?

“impetuous” is pronounced /ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/ (im-PECH-oo-uhs), and /ɪmˈpɛtjuəs/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “pɛ”. Build it as ɪm-PƐ-tʃu-əs, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “impetuous” have?

4: ɪm · pɛ · tʃu · əs. The beat lands on the second, “pɛ”.

Is “impetuous” /ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/ or /ɪmˈpɛtjuəs/?

Both. /ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/ is the form dictionaries list first (im-PECH-oo-uhs).

What does “impetuous” mean?

As an adjective: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic) For example: “a hotheaded decision” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “impetuous”?

Stress the second syllable: ɪm-PƐ-tʃu-əs. “pɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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