How to pronounce “requirement”
Say “requirement” in 4 beats
requirement
/ɹɪˈkwaɪɚmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪˈkwaɪəmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- reqɹɪ
- uirkwaɪstress
- emɚ
- entmənt
- IPA (American)
- /ɹɪˈkwaɪɚmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪˈkwaɪəmənt/
- Respelling
- rih-KWY-ur-muhnt
- Syllables
- 4 — req-UIR-em-ent
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: req-UIR-em-ent. “uir” 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
/ɹɪˈkwaɪɚmənt/
/ɹɪˈkwaɪəmənt/
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Where “requirement” goes wrong
- Often heard
“REE-kwire-ment”
the stress is on KWY, the second syllable
What “requirement” means
- noun
required activity
“the requirements of his work affected his health”
- noun
anything indispensable
“food and shelter are necessities of life”
- noun
something that is required in advance
“Latin was a prerequisite for admission”
Say it in a sentence
“A basic requirement for the job is a clean driving licence.”“requirement”, answered
How do you pronounce “requirement”?
“requirement” is pronounced /ɹɪˈkwaɪɚmənt/ (rih-KWY-ur-muhnt) in American English and /ɹɪˈkwaɪəmənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “uir”. Build it as req-UIR-em-ent, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “requirement” have?
4: req · uir · em · ent. The beat lands on the second, “uir”.
Is “requirement” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈkwaɪɚmənt/ (rih-KWY-ur-muhnt); British English says /ɹɪˈkwaɪəmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “requirement” mean?
As a noun: required activity For example: “the requirements of his work affected his health” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “requirement”?
Stress the second syllable: req-UIR-em-ent. “uir” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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