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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “enthralled”

“enthralled” is pronounced /ɛnˈθɹɔld/ (en-THRAWLD) in American English and /ɛnθɹɔːld/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “θɹɔld”.
The sound

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enthralled

/ɛnˈθɹɔld/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛnθɹɔːld/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. ɛnɛn
  2. θɹɔldθɹɔldstress
IPA (American)
/ɛnˈθɹɔld/
IPA (British)
/ɛnθɹɔːld/
Respelling
en-THRAWLD
Syllables
2 — ɛn-ΘɹƆLD
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɛn-ΘɹƆLD. “θɹɔld” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb, adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɛnˈθɹɔld/

British

/ɛnθɹɔːld/

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Meaning

What “enthralled” means

  1. verb

    hold spellbound

  2. verb

    hold spellbound

  3. adjective

    filled with wonder and delight

Say it in a sentence

“The children sat enthralled through the entire performance.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɛshort ennθth voicelessɹrɔawlldd

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Questions

“enthralled”, answered

How do you pronounce “enthralled”?

“enthralled” is pronounced /ɛnˈθɹɔld/ (en-THRAWLD) in American English and /ɛnθɹɔːld/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “θɹɔld”. Build it as ɛn-ΘɹƆLD, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “enthralled” have?

2: ɛn · θɹɔld. The beat lands on the second, “θɹɔld”.

Is “enthralled” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɛnˈθɹɔld/ (en-THRAWLD); British English says /ɛnθɹɔːld/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “enthralled” mean?

As a verb: hold spellbound For example: “The children sat enthralled through the entire performance.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “enthralled”?

Stress the second syllable: ɛn-ΘɹƆLD. “θɹɔld” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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