How to pronounce “treatment”
Say “treatment” in 2 beats
treatment
/ˈtɹitmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɹiːtmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- treattɹitstress
- mentmənt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtɹitmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /tɹiːtmənt/
- Respelling
- TREET-muhnt
- Syllables
- 2 — TREAT-ment
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TREAT-ment. “treat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtɹitmənt/
/tɹiːtmənt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “treatment” means
- noun
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
- noun
the management of someone or something
“the handling of prisoners”
- noun
a manner of dealing with something artistically
“his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture”
Say it in a sentence
“The clinic offers a new treatment for chronic pain.”“treatment”, answered
How do you pronounce “treatment”?
“treatment” is pronounced /ˈtɹitmənt/ (TREET-muhnt) in American English and /tɹiːtmənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “treat”. Build it as TREAT-ment, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “treatment” have?
2: treat · ment. The beat lands on the first, “treat”.
Is “treatment” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtɹitmənt/ (TREET-muhnt); British English says /tɹiːtmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “treatment” mean?
As a noun: care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) For example: “The clinic offers a new treatment for chronic pain.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “treatment”?
Stress the first syllable: TREAT-ment. “treat” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “treatment” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.