How to pronounce “callous”
Say “callous” in 2 beats
callous
/ˈkæləs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kaləs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- calkæstress
- lousləs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkæləs/
- IPA (British)
- /kaləs/
- Respelling
- KA-luhs
- Syllables
- 2 — CAL-lous
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CAL-lous. “cal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkæləs/
/kaləs/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “callous” means
- verb
make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
- adjective
emotionally hardened
“a callous indifference to suffering”
- adjective
having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
“calloused skin”
Say it in a sentence
“Years on the ward had not made her callous.”“callous”, answered
How do you pronounce “callous”?
“callous” is pronounced /ˈkæləs/ (KA-luhs) in American English and /kaləs/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “cal”. Build it as CAL-lous, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “callous” have?
2: cal · lous. The beat lands on the first, “cal”.
Is “callous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkæləs/ (KA-luhs); British English says /kaləs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “callous” mean?
As a verb: make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals For example: “Years on the ward had not made her callous.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “callous”?
Stress the first syllable: CAL-lous. “cal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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