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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “remittance”

“remittance” is pronounced /ɹiˈmɪtəns/ (ree-MI-tuhns) in American English and /ɹɪmɪtəns/ in British English, and /ɹəˈmɪtəns/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “mɪ”.
The sound

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remittance

/ɹiˈmɪtəns/

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

3 beats
  1. ɹiɹi
  2. mɪmɪstress
  3. tənstəns
IPA (American)
/ɹiˈmɪtəns/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪmɪtəns/
Also accepted
/ɹəˈmɪtəns/
Respelling
ree-MI-tuhns
Syllables
3 — ɹi-MꞮ-təns
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɹi-MꞮ-təns. “mɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹiˈmɪtəns/

British

/ɹɪmɪtəns/

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Meaning

What “remittance” means

  1. noun

    a payment of money sent to a person in another place

Say it in a sentence

“The remittance arrived just in time to pay the rent.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrilong emmɪshort ittəschwannss

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Questions

“remittance”, answered

How do you pronounce “remittance”?

“remittance” is pronounced /ɹiˈmɪtəns/ (ree-MI-tuhns) in American English and /ɹɪmɪtəns/ in British English, and /ɹəˈmɪtəns/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “mɪ”. Build it as ɹi-MꞮ-təns, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “remittance” have?

3: ɹi · mɪ · təns. The beat lands on the second, “mɪ”.

Is “remittance” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹiˈmɪtəns/ (ree-MI-tuhns); British English says /ɹɪmɪtəns/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “remittance” mean?

As a noun: a payment of money sent to a person in another place For example: “The remittance arrived just in time to pay the rent.”

Where is the stress in “remittance”?

Stress the second syllable: ɹi-MꞮ-təns. “mɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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