English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Environmental Pronunciation
Environmental is pronounced in-vy-ruhn-MEN-tuhl, IPA /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl/.
in-vy-ruhn-MEN-tuhl
US /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl/ · UK /ɛnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəl/
Syllables: in · vy · ruhn · MEN · tuhl (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
adjective: Relating to the natural world or to the conditions someone lives and works in.
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Environmental in a Sentence
- An environmental survey held the project up for a year.
- Environmental rules on run-off tightened in 2019.
- Noise is an environmental problem as much as a social one.
Common Mispronunciations of Environmental
Not in-VY-ruhn-men-tuhl
Adding al carries the peak out to MEN, five beats in, so the adjective no longer sounds like its noun.
Not en-vy-ruhn-MEN-tal
Slacken the closing beat to tuhl. A full a there makes the ending sound like the word tall.
Tip: Environment peaks on the second beat and environmental on the fourth, which is why the two feel like different words in speech.
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