How to pronounce “battle”
Say “battle” in 2 beats
battle
/ˈbætəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /batəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- battbæstress
- letəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈbætəl/
- IPA (British)
- /batəl/
- Respelling
- BA-tuhl
- Syllables
- 2 — BATT-le
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: BATT-le. “batt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈbætəl/
/batəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “battle” means
- noun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
“Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga”
- noun
an energetic attempt to achieve something
“getting through the crowd was a real struggle”
- noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); --Thomas Paine
“the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph”
Say it in a sentence
“The two brothers had a friendly battle over the last slice.”“battle”, answered
How do you pronounce “battle”?
“battle” is pronounced /ˈbætəl/ (BA-tuhl) in American English and /batəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “batt”. Build it as BATT-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “battle” have?
2: batt · le. The beat lands on the first, “batt”.
Is “battle” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈbætəl/ (BA-tuhl); British English says /batəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “battle” mean?
As a noun: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war For example: “Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “battle”?
Stress the first syllable: BATT-le. “batt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “battle” 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.