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Rimbaud

RIM-boh

/ˈrɪmboʊ/

Rimbaud is pronounced RIM-boh (/ˈrɪmboʊ/). It has two syllables (Rim-baud), with the stress on "Rim". Rimbaud is a proper noun referring to the French poet Arthur Rimbaud. It denotes a person’s surname and is used as a title or reference in literary contexts. Pronounced with a French stress pattern, it often appears in English discussions of poetry, translation, and literary history.

nounRimbaud is a proper noun referring to the French poet Arthur Rimbaud. It denotes a person’s surname and is used as a title or reference in literary contexts. Pronounced with a French stress pattern, it often appears in English discussions of poetry, translation, and literary history.

-## Sound-by-Sound Breakdown
/r/ as French or English approximations: guttural or retroflex; lips rounded; tongue tip raised toward alveolar ridge for an English approximant.
/ɪ/ or /ɪ/ with nasal cue in first syllable for nasalization; avoid a pure /ɪ/. Consider /ɪ̃/ in French-adjacent pronunciation.
/m/ as bilabial nasal.
/b/ as a light stop; unaspirated, not strongly released.
/oʊ/ or /əʊ/ final vowel depending on dialect. Final /d/ is often silent or lightly released in English contexts.
Common substitutions: English speakers sometimes fuse /ɪ/ with schwa; the nasal vowel may be omitted in casual speech. -## Accent Variations -US: /ˈrɪm.boʊ/ with non-nasal first vowel; rhotic r; final vowel clear. -UK: /ˈrɪm.bəʊ/ or /ˈrɪmbɔː/; rhoticity varies; final vowel rounded as /oʊ/ or /əʊ/. -AU: /ˈrɪmˌboʊ/; less nasal first vowel; crisper r; final /oʊ/. -## Practice Sequence
Minimal pairs: rim vs rem; bam vs bom (nasal cue focus).
Syllable drills: RIM-boh; RIM-boh; vary speed.
2 context sentences: “The poet Rimbaud influenced many artists.” “We studied Rimbaud’s imagery in class.”
Speed progression: slow (phoneme by phoneme), normal, fast with natural intonation.
2 context sentences provided above for practice. -## Mastery Checklist
Achieve consistent tongue-position for the French-influenced /r/ and nasal first vowel; keep /d/ light or silent.
Demonstrate rhyming comparisons: Rimbaud rhymes with a subset of French-influenced proper nouns; listen for rhyme in English usage.
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