How to pronounce “block”
Say “block” in one beat
block
/blɑk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /blɒk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- blockblɑk
- IPA (American)
- /blɑk/
- IPA (British)
- /blɒk/
- Respelling
- BLAHK
- Syllables
- 1 — block
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /blɑk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/blɑk/
/blɒk/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “block” means
- noun
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
“the pyramids were built with large stone blocks”
- noun
a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
“he lives in the next block”
- noun
a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
Say it in a sentence
“They walked around the block before heading home for dinner.”“block”, answered
How do you pronounce “block”?
“block” is pronounced /blɑk/ (BLAHK) in American English and /blɒk/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /blɑk/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “block” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /blɑk/ — a single beat.
Is “block” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /blɑk/ (BLAHK); British English says /blɒk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “block” mean?
As a noun: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) For example: “the pyramids were built with large stone blocks” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “block”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /blɑk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “block” 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.