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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “parameter”

“parameter” is pronounced /pɚˈæmətɚ/ (puh-A-muh-tuh) in American English and /pəɹamɪtə/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “am”.
The sound

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parameter

/pɚˈæmətɚ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pəɹamɪtə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. parpɚ
  2. amæstress
  3. etmə
  4. ertɚ
IPA (American)
/pɚˈæmətɚ/
IPA (British)
/pəɹamɪtə/
Respelling
puh-A-muh-tuh
Syllables
4 — par-AM-et-er
Stress
Stress the second syllable: par-AM-et-er. “am” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/pɚˈæmətɚ/

British

/pəɹamɪtə/

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Meaning

What “parameter” means

  1. noun

    a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves

  2. noun

    any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

  3. noun

    (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

Say it in a sentence

“Change one parameter and the whole result shifts.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
ppɚschwa×3æshort ammtt

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Questions

“parameter”, answered

How do you pronounce “parameter”?

“parameter” is pronounced /pɚˈæmətɚ/ (puh-A-muh-tuh) in American English and /pəɹamɪtə/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “am”. Build it as par-AM-et-er, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “parameter” have?

4: par · am · et · er. The beat lands on the second, “am”.

Is “parameter” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /pɚˈæmətɚ/ (puh-A-muh-tuh); British English says /pəɹamɪtə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “parameter” mean?

As a noun: a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves For example: “Change one parameter and the whole result shifts.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “parameter”?

Stress the second syllable: par-AM-et-er. “am” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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