How To Pronounce Segment

The stress in segment moves depending on how the word is used.

Noun. It is /ˈseɡ.mənt/ in British English and /ˈseɡ.mənt/ in American English with the main stress on the first syllable, as in “a segment”.

Verb. It is /seɡˈment/ in British English and /ˈseɡ.ment/ in American English with the main stress on the second syllable, as in “to segment”.

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.