How to pronounce emergency
e·MER·gen·cy
"emergency" has 4 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: MER.
- Sounds like
- ih-MER-juhn-see
- IPA (American)
- /ɪˈmɝdʒənsi/
- Rhythm
- da-DAAA-da-da
It can also be said
- EE-mer-juhn-see /ˈimɚdʒənsi/, with the stress on the first syllable
When a word has two stress patterns, the meaning can change too, as in a REC-ord and to re-CORD.
The audio buttons say the word once, the way your device's voice chooses to.