How do you pronounce "unemployment"?

In American English: /ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ (uhn-im-PLOYM-uhnt). In British English: /ˌɐnɪmplˈɔɪmənt/ (ɐn-IMPL-oym). In Canadian English: /ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ (uhn-im-PLOYM-uhnt). In Australian English: /ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt/ (uhn-ehmpl-OYM-uhnt).

Is "unemployment" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ (uhn-im-PLOYM-uhnt), while in British English it's /ˌɐnɪmplˈɔɪmənt/ (ɐn-IMPL-oym).

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/ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

uhn-im-PLOYM-uhnt

Syllable Breakdown

ənun·ɪmem·plɔɪmploy·əntment

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