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Contentment Pronunciation

Written by Eleanor Whitfield, Lead English Curriculum Editor · Updated 2026-10-16

Contentment is pronounced kuhn-TENT-muhnt, IPA /kənˈtɛntmənt/.

kuhn-TENT-muhnt

US /kənˈtɛntmənt/ · UK /kənˈtɛntmənt/

Syllables: kuhn · TENT · muhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

noun: A quiet, settled satisfaction with how things are.

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Contentment in a Sentence

There was an air of contentment about the place.
She found a kind of contentment in the routine.
Money buys comfort rather than contentment.

Common Mispronunciations of Contentment

Not KAHN-tent-muhnt

This word is built on the adjective, which already carries its weight at the back, so TENT keeps it.

Not kuhn-TENT-ment

The ment ending is a weak muhnt in every English word that takes it: payment, movement, judgement.

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