How To Pronounce Length
length
UK
Phonemic
/leŋθ/
Phonetic
[lẽŋθ]
US
Phonemic
/leŋθ/
In British English, length is pronounced /leŋθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lẽŋθ]. In American English, it is pronounced /leŋθ/.
Length has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
leŋθ
Length has one syllable in British English.
length + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/leŋθs/
US
/leŋθs/
Words That Rhyme With Length
Questions About Length
How do you pronounce length in British English?
In British English, length is pronounced /leŋθ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lẽŋθ].
How do you pronounce length in American English?
In American English, length is pronounced /leŋθ/.
Do British and American English pronounce length the same way?
Yes. Both are /leŋθ/.
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