How to pronounce “prompts”
Say “prompts” in one beat
prompts
/pɹɑmpts/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹɒmpts/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- promptspɹɑmpts
- IPA (American)
- /pɹɑmpts/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹɒmpts/
- Also accepted
- /pɹɑmps/
- Respelling
- PRAHMPTS
- Syllables
- 1 — prompts
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pɹɑmpts/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- 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
/pɹɑmpts/
/pɹɒmpts/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “prompts” means
- noun
a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
“the audience could hear his prompting”
- noun
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
- verb
give an incentive for action
“This moved me to sacrifice my career”
Say it in a sentence
“The prompts were whispered from behind the heavy curtain.”“prompts”, answered
How do you pronounce “prompts”?
“prompts” is pronounced /pɹɑmpts/ (PRAHMPTS) in American English and /pɹɒmpts/ in British English, and /pɹɑmps/ is also accepted — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /pɹɑmpts/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “prompts” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /pɹɑmpts/ — a single beat.
Is “prompts” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹɑmpts/ (PRAHMPTS); British English says /pɹɒmpts/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “prompts” mean?
As a noun: a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) For example: “the audience could hear his prompting” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “prompts”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pɹɑmpts/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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