How to pronounce “prominent”
Say “prominent” in 3 beats
prominent
/ˈpɹɑmənənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹɒmɪnənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- prompɹɑstress
- inmə
- entnənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpɹɑmənənt/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹɒmɪnənt/
- Respelling
- PRAH-muh-nuhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — PROM-in-ent
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PROM-in-ent. “prom” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈpɹɑmənənt/
/pɹɒmɪnənt/
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What “prominent” means
- adjective
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
“an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom”
- adjective
conspicuous in position or importance
“a big figure in the movement”
Say it in a sentence
“A prominent chimney marks the house from the road.”“prominent”, answered
How do you pronounce “prominent”?
“prominent” is pronounced /ˈpɹɑmənənt/ (PRAH-muh-nuhnt) in American English and /pɹɒmɪnənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “prom”. Build it as PROM-in-ent, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “prominent” have?
3: prom · in · ent. The beat lands on the first, “prom”.
Is “prominent” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpɹɑmənənt/ (PRAH-muh-nuhnt); British English says /pɹɒmɪnənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “prominent” mean?
As an adjective: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention For example: “an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “prominent”?
Stress the first syllable: PROM-in-ent. “prom” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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