How to pronounce “improvement”
Say “improvement” in 3 beats
improvement
/ˌɪmˈpɹuvmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪmpɹuːvmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪmɪm
- pɹuvpɹuvstress
- məntmənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪmˈpɹuvmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪmpɹuːvmənt/
- Respelling
- im-PROOV-muhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — ɪm-PɹUV-mənt
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɪm-PɹUV-mənt. “pɹuv” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɪmˈpɹuvmənt/
/ɪmpɹuːvmənt/
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What “improvement” means
- noun
a change for the better; progress in development
- noun
the act of improving something
“their improvements increased the value of the property”
- noun
a condition superior to an earlier condition
“the new school represents a great improvement”
Say it in a sentence
“There has been a steady improvement in air quality since 2019.”“improvement”, answered
How do you pronounce “improvement”?
“improvement” is pronounced /ˌɪmˈpɹuvmənt/ (im-PROOV-muhnt) in American English and /ɪmpɹuːvmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “pɹuv”. Build it as ɪm-PɹUV-mənt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “improvement” have?
3: ɪm · pɹuv · mənt. The beat lands on the second, “pɹuv”.
Is “improvement” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪmˈpɹuvmənt/ (im-PROOV-muhnt); British English says /ɪmpɹuːvmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “improvement” mean?
As a noun: a change for the better; progress in development For example: “There has been a steady improvement in air quality since 2019.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “improvement”?
Stress the second syllable: ɪm-PɹUV-mənt. “pɹuv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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