How to pronounce “freelance”
Say “freelance” in 2 beats
freelance
/ˈfɹiˌlæns/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fɹiːlans/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- fɹifɹistress
- lænslæns
- IPA (American)
- /ˈfɹiˌlæns/
- IPA (British)
- /fɹiːlans/
- Respelling
- FREE-lans
- Syllables
- 2 — FɹI-læns
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: FɹI-læns. “fɹi” 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
/ˈfɹiˌlæns/
/fɹiːlans/
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What “freelance” means
- noun
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
- verb
work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
- adjective
working for yourself
Say it in a sentence
“He went freelance after a decade at the same newspaper.”“freelance”, answered
How do you pronounce “freelance”?
“freelance” is pronounced /ˈfɹiˌlæns/ (FREE-lans) in American English and /fɹiːlans/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “fɹi”. Build it as FɹI-læns, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “freelance” have?
2: fɹi · læns. The beat lands on the first, “fɹi”.
Is “freelance” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈfɹiˌlæns/ (FREE-lans); British English says /fɹiːlans/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “freelance” mean?
As a noun: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them For example: “He went freelance after a decade at the same newspaper.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “freelance”?
Stress the first syllable: FɹI-læns. “fɹi” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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