How to pronounce “attitude”
Say “attitude” in 3 beats
attitude
/ˈætəˌtud/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /atɪtjuːd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ææstress
- tətə
- tudtud
- IPA (American)
- /ˈætəˌtud/
- IPA (British)
- /atɪtjuːd/
- Respelling
- A-tuh-tood
- Syllables
- 3 — Æ-tə-tud
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Æ-tə-tud. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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
/ˈætəˌtud/
/atɪtjuːd/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “attitude” means
- noun
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
“he had the attitude that work was fun”
- noun
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
“he assumed an attitude of surrender”
- noun
a theatrical pose created for effect
“the actor struck just the right attitude”
Say it in a sentence
“Her attitude to homework changed completely in the final year.”“attitude”, answered
How do you pronounce “attitude”?
“attitude” is pronounced /ˈætəˌtud/ (A-tuh-tood) in American English and /atɪtjuːd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “æ”. Build it as Æ-tə-tud, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “attitude” have?
3: æ · tə · tud. The beat lands on the first, “æ”.
Is “attitude” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈætəˌtud/ (A-tuh-tood); British English says /atɪtjuːd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “attitude” mean?
As a noun: a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways For example: “he had the attitude that work was fun” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “attitude”?
Stress the first syllable: Æ-tə-tud. “æ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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