How to pronounce “impetuous”
Say “impetuous” in 4 beats
impetuous
/ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪmɪm
- pɛpɛstress
- tʃutʃu
- əsəs
- IPA (American)
- /ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs/
- 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
American and British are not the same here
/ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/
/ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs/
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Where “impetuous” goes wrong
- Often heard
“im-pet-YOO-us”
the stress is on PECH and the tu becomes a ch sound
What “impetuous” means
- adjective
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)
“a hotheaded decision”
- adjective
marked by violent force
“impetuous heaving waves”
Say it in a sentence
“It was an impetuous decision that he never regretted.”“impetuous”, answered
How do you pronounce “impetuous”?
“impetuous” is pronounced /ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/ (im-PECH-oo-uhs) in American English and /ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs/ in British English — 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” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/ (im-PECH-oo-uhs); British English says /ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
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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