English pronunciation · Words Starting with R
Recruitment Pronunciation
Recruitment is pronounced ruh-KROOT-muhnt, IPA /rəˈkrutmənt/.
ruh-KROOT-muhnt
US /rəˈkrutmənt/ · UK /rɪˈkruːtmənt/
Syllables: ruh · KROOT · muhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The work of finding and taking on new staff or members.
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Recruitment in a Sentence
- Recruitment has been frozen until April.
- She works in recruitment for a logistics firm.
- Recruitment of volunteers went better than expected.
Common Mispronunciations of Recruitment
Not RE-kroot-muhnt
Recruit hands its beat straight on to recruitment, so KROOT stays the loud part.
Not ri-KROO-it-muhnt
That ui pair is a single long oo, so nothing at all is said between the r and the t.
Tip: Three beats, ruh-KROOT-muhnt, with the ment tagged on quietly at the end.
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