How To Pronounce Fragment
fragment
UK
Phonemic
/ˈfræɡ.mənt/
Phonetic
[ˈfr̥æɡ.mə̃nt̚]
US
Phonemic
/ˈfræɡ.mənt/
In British English, fragment is pronounced /ˈfræɡ.mənt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfr̥æɡ.mə̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfræɡ.mənt/.
Fragment has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
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