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How to pronounce employments

Say it like em-PLOY-munts. Employments has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (PLOY).

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US American/ɛmˈplɔɪmənts/em-PLOY-munts
UK British/ɛmˈplɔɪmənts/em-PLOY-munts
  • em
  • PLOY
  • munts
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Employments pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. emKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
  2. PLOYSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oy" in boy.
  3. muntsKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of employments

American and British speakers say employments in essentially the same way: /ɛmˈplɔɪmənts/ in the US and /ɛmˈplɔɪmənts/ in the UK.

British respelling: em-PLOY-munts.

What does employments mean?

noun
  1. plural of employment How to pronounce employment

Questions about saying employments

How do you pronounce employments?

Say em-PLOY-munts. The American pronunciation is /ɛmˈplɔɪmənts/. In British English it is /ɛmˈplɔɪmənts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in employments?

Employments has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (PLOY). Broken into parts: em · PLOY · munts.

Do Americans and Brits say employments the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /ɛmˈplɔɪmənts/ and the British form is /ɛmˈplɔɪmənts/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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