WORD CHARMER Pronunciation

How to pronounce permit

per·MIT

"permit" has 2 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: MIT.

Sounds like
per-MIT
IPA (American)
/pɚˈmɪt/
Rhythm
da-DAAA

It can also be said

  • PER-mit /ˈpɝˌmɪt/, 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.

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