English pronunciation
How to pronounce “lamentable”
Phonetic spelling
luh-MEN-tuh-buhl
IPA /ɫəˈmɛntəbəɫ/
Syllable stress
luh·men·tuh·buhl
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “lamentable”?
l a m e n t a b l e
“lamentable” is spelled L-A-M-E-N-T-A-B-L-E. It is pronounced luh-MEN-tuh-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
The team's performance was lamentable, losing by ten points.
It is lamentable that so little progress has been made on the issue.