How to pronounce “cycle”
Say “cycle” in 2 beats
cycle
/ˈsaɪkəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /saɪkəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- cycsaɪstress
- lekəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsaɪkəl/
- IPA (British)
- /saɪkəl/
- Respelling
- SY-kuhl
- Syllables
- 2 — CYC-le
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: CYC-le. “cyc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsaɪkəl/
/saɪkəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “cycle” means
- noun
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
“the never-ending cycle of the seasons”
- noun
a series of poems or songs on the same theme
“Schubert's song cycles”
- noun
a periodically repeated sequence of events
“a cycle of reprisal and retaliation”
Say it in a sentence
“The washing cycle takes about ninety minutes on this setting.”“cycle”, answered
How do you pronounce “cycle”?
“cycle” is pronounced /ˈsaɪkəl/ (SY-kuhl) in American English and /saɪkəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “cyc”. Build it as CYC-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “cycle” have?
2: cyc · le. The beat lands on the first, “cyc”.
Is “cycle” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsaɪkəl/ (SY-kuhl); British English says /saɪkəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “cycle” mean?
As a noun: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs For example: “the never-ending cycle of the seasons” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “cycle”?
Stress the first syllable: CYC-le. “cyc” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “cycle” 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.