How to pronounce “as”
Say “as” in one beat
as
/æz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /az/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- asæz
- IPA (American)
- /æz/
- IPA (British)
- /az/
- Also accepted
- /ɛz/
- Respelling
- AZ
- Syllables
- 1 — as
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /æz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/æz/
/az/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “as” means
- noun
a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
- noun
a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
- noun
a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
Say it in a sentence
“She hummed quietly as the bus wound through the hills.”“as”, answered
How do you pronounce “as”?
“as” is pronounced /æz/ (AZ) in American English and /az/ in British English, and /ɛz/ is also accepted — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /æz/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “as” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /æz/ — a single beat.
Is “as” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /æz/ (AZ); British English says /az/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “as” mean?
As a noun: a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar For example: “She hummed quietly as the bus wound through the hills.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “as”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /æz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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