How to pronounce “death”
Say “death” in one beat
death
/dɛθ/
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- deathdɛθ
- IPA (American)
- /dɛθ/
- IPA (British)
- /dɛθ/
- Respelling
- DETH
- Syllables
- 1 — death
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /dɛθ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “death” means
- noun
the event of dying or departure from life
“her death came as a terrible shock”
- noun
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
“the animal died a painful death”
- noun
the absence of life or state of being dead
“he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life”
Say it in a sentence
“The novel explores themes of grief and death in wartime.”The sounds inside this word
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“death”, answered
How do you pronounce “death”?
“death” is pronounced /dɛθ/ (DETH) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /dɛθ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “death” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /dɛθ/ — a single beat.
What does “death” mean?
As a noun: the event of dying or departure from life For example: “her death came as a terrible shock” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “death”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /dɛθ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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