How to pronounce “recruitment”
Say “recruitment” in 3 beats
recruitment
/ɹəˈkɹutmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪkɹuːtmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- recɹə
- ruitkɹutstress
- mentmənt
- IPA (American)
- /ɹəˈkɹutmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪkɹuːtmənt/
- Also accepted
- /ɹɪˈkɹutmənt/
- Also accepted
- /ɹiˈkɹutmənt/
- Respelling
- ruh-KROOT-muhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — rec-RUIT-ment
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: rec-RUIT-ment. “ruit” 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
/ɹəˈkɹutmənt/
/ɹɪkɹuːtmənt/
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What “recruitment” means
- noun
the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
Say it in a sentence
“Recruitment for the summer programme opens in February.”“recruitment”, answered
How do you pronounce “recruitment”?
“recruitment” is pronounced /ɹəˈkɹutmənt/ (ruh-KROOT-muhnt) in American English and /ɹɪkɹuːtmənt/ in British English, and /ɹɪˈkɹutmənt/ and /ɹiˈkɹutmənt/ are also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “ruit”. Build it as rec-RUIT-ment, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “recruitment” have?
3: rec · ruit · ment. The beat lands on the second, “ruit”.
Is “recruitment” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹəˈkɹutmənt/ (ruh-KROOT-muhnt); British English says /ɹɪkɹuːtmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “recruitment” mean?
As a noun: the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.) For example: “Recruitment for the summer programme opens in February.”
Where is the stress in “recruitment”?
Stress the second syllable: rec-RUIT-ment. “ruit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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