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How to pronounce empts

Say it like EMPTS. Empts is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ɛmpts/EMPTS
UK British/ɛmpts/EMPTS
  • EMPTS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Empts pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. EMPTSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.

American vs British pronunciation of empts

American and British speakers say empts in essentially the same way: /ɛmpts/ in the US and /ɛmpts/ in the UK.

British respelling: EMPTS.

What does empts mean?

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of empt

Questions about saying empts

How do you pronounce empts?

Say EMPTS. The American pronunciation is /ɛmpts/. In British English it is /ɛmpts/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in empts?

Empts is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: EMPTS.

Do Americans and Brits say empts the same way?

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

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