How to pronounce “compound”
Say “compound” in 2 beats
compound
/ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɒmpaʊnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- comkɑmstress
- poundpaʊnd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
- IPA (British)
- /kɒmpaʊnd/
- Also accepted
- /kəmˈpaʊnd/
- Respelling
- KAHM-pownd
- Syllables
- 2 — COM-pound
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: COM-pound. “com” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
/kɒmpaʊnd/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “compound” means
- noun
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
- noun
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
- noun
an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
Say it in a sentence
“Salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.”“compound”, answered
How do you pronounce “compound”?
“compound” is pronounced /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ (KAHM-pownd) in American English and /kɒmpaʊnd/ in British English, and /kəmˈpaʊnd/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “com”. Build it as COM-pound, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “compound” have?
2: com · pound. The beat lands on the first, “com”.
Is “compound” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ (KAHM-pownd); British English says /kɒmpaʊnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “compound” mean?
As a noun: a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts For example: “Salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “compound”?
Stress the first syllable: COM-pound. “com” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “compound” 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.