How to pronounce “instalment”
Say “instalment” in 3 beats
instalment
/ɪnˈstɔlmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- insɪn
- talstɔlstress
- mentmənt
- IPA (American)
- /ɪnˈstɔlmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/
- Respelling
- in-STAWL-muhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — ins-TAL-ment
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ins-TAL-ment. “tal” 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
/ɪnˈstɔlmənt/
/ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “instalment” goes wrong
- Often heard
“IN-stal-ment”
the stress is on STAWL and the a is the vowel of law
What “instalment” means
- noun
a part of a broadcast serial
- noun
a part of a published serial
- noun
the act of installing something (as equipment)
“the telephone installation took only a few minutes”
Say it in a sentence
“The final instalment of the loan is due in March.”“instalment”, answered
How do you pronounce “instalment”?
“instalment” is pronounced /ɪnˈstɔlmənt/ (in-STAWL-muhnt) in American English and /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “tal”. Build it as ins-TAL-ment, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “instalment” have?
3: ins · tal · ment. The beat lands on the second, “tal”.
Is “instalment” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪnˈstɔlmənt/ (in-STAWL-muhnt); British English says /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “instalment” mean?
As a noun: a part of a broadcast serial For example: “The final instalment of the loan is due in March.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “instalment”?
Stress the second syllable: ins-TAL-ment. “tal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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