How to pronounce “album”
Say “album” in 2 beats
album
/ˈælbəm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /albəm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- alælstress
- bumbəm
- IPA (American)
- /ˈælbəm/
- IPA (British)
- /albəm/
- Respelling
- AL-buhm
- Syllables
- 2 — AL-bum
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: AL-bum. “al” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈælbəm/
/albəm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “album” means
- noun
one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
- noun
a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc
Say it in a sentence
“She listened to the new album on her drive home.”“album”, answered
How do you pronounce “album”?
“album” is pronounced /ˈælbəm/ (AL-buhm) in American English and /albəm/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “al”. Build it as AL-bum, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “album” have?
2: al · bum. The beat lands on the first, “al”.
Is “album” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈælbəm/ (AL-buhm); British English says /albəm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “album” mean?
As a noun: one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc For example: “She listened to the new album on her drive home.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “album”?
Stress the first syllable: AL-bum. “al” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “album” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.