English pronunciation
How to pronounce “impossible”
Phonetic spelling
im-PAH-suh-buhl
IPA /ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəɫ/
Syllable stress
im·pah·suh·buhl
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “impossible”?
i m p o s s i b l e
“impossible” is spelled I-M-P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E. It is pronounced im-PAH-suh-buhl, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
It is impossible to finish this project by tomorrow.
She found it impossible to resist the chocolate cake.