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How to pronounce embarrassments

Say it like im-BER-uh-smunts. Embarrassments has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (BER).

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US American/ɪmˈbɛrəsmənts/im-BER-uh-smunts
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • im
  • BER
  • uh
  • smunts
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Embarrassments pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. imKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  2. BERSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  3. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  4. smuntsKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

What does embarrassments mean?

noun
  1. plural of embarrassment How to pronounce embarrassment

Questions about saying embarrassments

How do you pronounce embarrassments?

Say im-BER-uh-smunts. The American pronunciation is /ɪmˈbɛrəsmənts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in embarrassments?

Embarrassments has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (BER). Broken into parts: im · BER · uh · smunts.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).