How to pronounce “classroom”
Say “classroom” in 2 beats
classroom
/ˈklæsˌɹum/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /klasɹuːm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- classklæsstress
- roomɹum
- IPA (American)
- /ˈklæsˌɹum/
- IPA (British)
- /klasɹuːm/
- Respelling
- KLAS-room
- Syllables
- 2 — CLASS-room
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CLASS-room. “class” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈklæsˌɹum/
/klasɹuːm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “classroom” means
- noun
a room in a school where lessons take place
Say it in a sentence
“The classroom was too cold to work in until October.”“classroom”, answered
How do you pronounce “classroom”?
“classroom” is pronounced /ˈklæsˌɹum/ (KLAS-room) in American English and /klasɹuːm/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “class”. Build it as CLASS-room, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “classroom” have?
2: class · room. The beat lands on the first, “class”.
Is “classroom” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈklæsˌɹum/ (KLAS-room); British English says /klasɹuːm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “classroom” mean?
As a noun: a room in a school where lessons take place For example: “The classroom was too cold to work in until October.”
Where is the stress in “classroom”?
Stress the first syllable: CLASS-room. “class” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “classroom” 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.