Pronunciation

How to pronounce “film

“film” is pronounced /fɪlm/ (FILM) — one syllable.
The sound

Say “film” in one beat

Say it like this

film

/fɪlm/

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1 beat
  1. filmfɪlm
IPA (American)
/fɪlm/
IPA (British)
/fɪlm/
Respelling
FILM
Syllables
1 — film
Stress
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /fɪlm/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Meaning

What “film” means

  1. noun

    a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

    they went to a movie every Saturday night

  2. noun

    a medium that disseminates moving pictures

    theater pieces transferred to celluloid

  3. noun

    photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies

Say it in a sentence

They watched an old film together on Sunday evening.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

film”, answered

How do you pronounce “film”?

“film” is pronounced /fɪlm/ (FILM) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /fɪlm/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.

How many syllables does “film” have?

One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /fɪlm/ — a single beat.

What does “film” mean?

As a noun: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement For example: “they went to a movie every Saturday night” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “film”?

One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /fɪlm/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.

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