English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Measurement Pronunciation
Measurement is pronounced ME-zher-muhnt, IPA /ˈmɛʒɝmənt/.
ME-zher-muhnt
US /ˈmɛʒɝmənt/ · UK /ˈmɛʒəmənt/
Syllables: ME · zher · muhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A size, length, or amount found by measuring, or the work of finding one.
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Measurement in a Sentence
- Take the measurement twice before you cut anything.
- The tailor wrote every measurement down on a card.
- Every measurement on this drawing is in millimetres.
Common Mispronunciations of Measurement
Not MEZH-muhnt
Careful speech keeps all three beats, ME zher muhnt. Swallowing the middle one is common but it smudges the word.
Not me-ZHER-muhnt
However long the ending grows, the loud beat stays where measure put it, right at the front.
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