How to pronounce “calendar”
Say “calendar” in 3 beats
calendar
/ˈkæləndɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kaləndə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- calkæstress
- enlən
- dardɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkæləndɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /kaləndə/
- Respelling
- KA-luhn-duh
- Syllables
- 3 — CAL-en-dar
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CAL-en-dar. “cal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkæləndɚ/
/kaləndə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “calendar” means
- noun
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
- noun
a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc)
“I have you on my calendar for next Monday”
- noun
a tabular array of the days (usually for one year)
Say it in a sentence
“Put the date in your calendar before you forget it.”“calendar”, answered
How do you pronounce “calendar”?
“calendar” is pronounced /ˈkæləndɚ/ (KA-luhn-duh) in American English and /kaləndə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cal”. Build it as CAL-en-dar, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “calendar” have?
3: cal · en · dar. The beat lands on the first, “cal”.
Is “calendar” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkæləndɚ/ (KA-luhn-duh); British English says /kaləndə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “calendar” mean?
As a noun: a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year For example: “Put the date in your calendar before you forget it.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “calendar”?
Stress the first syllable: CAL-en-dar. “cal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “calendar” 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.