How to pronounce “roadmap”
Say “roadmap” in 2 beats
roadmap
/ˈɹoʊdˌmæp/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɹəʊdmap/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- roadɹoʊdstress
- mapmæp
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹoʊdˌmæp/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɹəʊdmap/
- Respelling
- ROHD-map
- Syllables
- 2 — ROAD-map
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ROAD-map. “road” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈɹoʊdˌmæp/
/ˈɹəʊdmap/
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Where “roadmap” goes wrong
- Often heard
“rohd-MAP”
the stress is on ROHD, the first half of the compound
What “roadmap” means
- noun
a plan setting out what will be done and roughly when
- noun
a map showing the roads of an area
Say it in a sentence
“The roadmap for next year has three big items on it.”“roadmap”, answered
How do you pronounce “roadmap”?
“roadmap” is pronounced /ˈɹoʊdˌmæp/ (ROHD-map) in American English and /ˈɹəʊdmap/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “road”. Build it as ROAD-map, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “roadmap” have?
2: road · map. The beat lands on the first, “road”.
Is “roadmap” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹoʊdˌmæp/ (ROHD-map); British English says /ˈɹəʊdmap/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “roadmap” mean?
As a noun: a plan setting out what will be done and roughly when For example: “The roadmap for next year has three big items on it.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “roadmap”?
Stress the first syllable: ROAD-map. “road” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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