How to pronounce “atmosphere”
Say “atmosphere” in 3 beats
atmosphere
/ˈætməˌsfɪɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /atməsfiə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ætætstress
- məmə
- sfɪɹsfɪɹ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈætməˌsfɪɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /atməsfiə/
- Respelling
- AT-muh-sfir
- Syllables
- 3 — ÆT-mə-sfɪɹ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ÆT-mə-sfɪɹ. “æt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈætməˌsfɪɹ/
/atməsfiə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “atmosphere” means
- noun
a particular environment or surrounding influence
“there was an atmosphere of excitement”
- noun
a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- noun
the mass of air surrounding the Earth
“there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere”
Say it in a sentence
“The atmosphere in the hall was warm and slightly chaotic.”“atmosphere”, answered
How do you pronounce “atmosphere”?
“atmosphere” is pronounced /ˈætməˌsfɪɹ/ (AT-muh-sfir) in American English and /atməsfiə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “æt”. Build it as ÆT-mə-sfɪɹ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “atmosphere” have?
3: æt · mə · sfɪɹ. The beat lands on the first, “æt”.
Is “atmosphere” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈætməˌsfɪɹ/ (AT-muh-sfir); British English says /atməsfiə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “atmosphere” mean?
As a noun: a particular environment or surrounding influence For example: “there was an atmosphere of excitement” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “atmosphere”?
Stress the first syllable: ÆT-mə-sfɪɹ. “æt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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