How To Pronounce Thousand
thousand
In British English, thousand is pronounced /ˈθaʊ.zənd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈθaʊ.zə̃nd̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈθaʊ.zənd/.
Thousand has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Thousand has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Thousand
How do you pronounce thousand in British English?
In British English, thousand is pronounced /ˈθaʊ.zənd/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈθaʊ.zə̃nd̚].
How do you pronounce thousand in American English?
In American English, thousand is pronounced /ˈθaʊ.zənd/.
How many syllables are in thousand?
Thousand has two syllables, /θaʊ/ + /zənd/.
Where is the stress in thousand?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /θaʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce thousand the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈθaʊ.zənd/.
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