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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “shipment”

“shipment” is pronounced /ˈʃɪpmənt/ (SHIP-muhnt) in American English and /ʃɪpmənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ship”.
The sound

Say “shipment” in 2 beats

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shipment

/ˈʃɪpmənt/

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

2 beats
  1. shipʃɪpstress
  2. mentmənt
IPA (American)
/ˈʃɪpmənt/
IPA (British)
/ʃɪpmənt/
Respelling
SHIP-muhnt
Syllables
2 — SHIP-ment
Stress
Stress the first syllable: SHIP-ment. “ship” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈʃɪpmənt/

British

/ʃɪpmənt/

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Meaning

What “shipment” means

  1. noun

    goods carried by a large vehicle

  2. noun

    the act of sending off something

Say it in a sentence

“The shipment of tiles is stuck at the port.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ʃshɪshort ippmməschwanntt

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Questions

“shipment”, answered

How do you pronounce “shipment”?

“shipment” is pronounced /ˈʃɪpmənt/ (SHIP-muhnt) in American English and /ʃɪpmənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ship”. Build it as SHIP-ment, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “shipment” have?

2: ship · ment. The beat lands on the first, “ship”.

Is “shipment” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈʃɪpmənt/ (SHIP-muhnt); British English says /ʃɪpmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “shipment” mean?

As a noun: goods carried by a large vehicle For example: “The shipment of tiles is stuck at the port.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “shipment”?

Stress the first syllable: SHIP-ment. “ship” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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