"Requirement" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ɹɪkwˈaɪəmənt/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"requirement" has 3 syllables: requirement.
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"Requirement" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Requirement" has 3 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "requirement" is /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/.
Requirement: A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
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