How to pronounce “lament”
Say “lament” in 2 beats
lament
/ləˈmɛnt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /lɐmɛnt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- lamlə
- entmɛntstress
- IPA (American)
- /ləˈmɛnt/
- IPA (British)
- /lɐmɛnt/
- Respelling
- luh-MENT
- Syllables
- 2 — lam-ENT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: lam-ENT. “ent” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ləˈmɛnt/
/lɐmɛnt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “lament” means
- noun
a cry of sorrow and grief
“their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward”
- noun
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
- noun
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
Say it in a sentence
“A slow lament drifted out of the open church door.”“lament”, answered
How do you pronounce “lament”?
“lament” is pronounced /ləˈmɛnt/ (luh-MENT) in American English and /lɐmɛnt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ent”. Build it as lam-ENT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “lament” have?
2: lam · ent. The beat lands on the second, “ent”.
Is “lament” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ləˈmɛnt/ (luh-MENT); British English says /lɐmɛnt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “lament” mean?
As a noun: a cry of sorrow and grief For example: “their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “lament”?
Stress the second syllable: lam-ENT. “ent” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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