How to pronounce “audience”
Say “audience” in 3 beats
audience
/ˈɑdiəns/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɔːdiəns/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- audɑstress
- iendi
- ceəns
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɑdiəns/
- IPA (British)
- /ɔːdiəns/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɔdiəns/
- Respelling
- AH-dee-uhns
- Syllables
- 3 — AUD-ien-ce
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: AUD-ien-ce. “aud” 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
/ˈɑdiəns/
/ɔːdiəns/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “audience” means
- noun
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
“the audience applauded”
- noun
the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
“every artist needs an audience”
- noun
an opportunity to state your case and be heard
“they condemned him without a hearing”
Say it in a sentence
“The audience stayed silent until the very last note.”“audience”, answered
How do you pronounce “audience”?
“audience” is pronounced /ˈɑdiəns/ (AH-dee-uhns) in American English and /ɔːdiəns/ in British English, and /ˈɔdiəns/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “aud”. Build it as AUD-ien-ce, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “audience” have?
3: aud · ien · ce. The beat lands on the first, “aud”.
Is “audience” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɑdiəns/ (AH-dee-uhns); British English says /ɔːdiəns/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “audience” mean?
As a noun: a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance For example: “the audience applauded” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “audience”?
Stress the first syllable: AUD-ien-ce. “aud” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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