How to pronounce “castle”
Say “castle” in 2 beats
castle
/ˈkæsəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈkɑːsəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- castkæstress
- lesəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkæsəl/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈkɑːsəl/
- Respelling
- KASS-uhl
- Syllables
- 2 — CAST-le
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CAST-le. “cast” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈkæsəl/
/ˈkɑːsəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “castle” goes wrong
- Often heard
“CAST-ul”
the t is silent: KASS-uhl
What “castle” means
- noun
a large and stately mansion
- noun
a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
- noun
(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
Say it in a sentence
“The castle on the hill is older than the town below it.”“castle”, answered
How do you pronounce “castle”?
“castle” is pronounced /ˈkæsəl/ (KASS-uhl) in American English and /ˈkɑːsəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “cast”. Build it as CAST-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “castle” have?
2: cast · le. The beat lands on the first, “cast”.
Is “castle” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkæsəl/ (KASS-uhl); British English says /ˈkɑːsəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “castle” mean?
As a noun: a large and stately mansion For example: “The castle on the hill is older than the town below it.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “castle”?
Stress the first syllable: CAST-le. “cast” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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