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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “gratitude”

“gratitude” is pronounced /ˈɡɹætəˌtud/ (GRA-tuh-tood) in American English and /ɡɹatɪtjuːd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɡɹæ”.
The sound

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gratitude

/ˈɡɹætəˌtud/

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

3 beats
  1. ɡɹæɡɹæstress
  2. tətə
  3. tudtud
IPA (American)
/ˈɡɹætəˌtud/
IPA (British)
/ɡɹatɪtjuːd/
Respelling
GRA-tuh-tood
Syllables
3 — ꞬɹÆ-tə-tud
Stress
Stress the first syllable: ꞬɹÆ-tə-tud. “ɡɹæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈɡɹætəˌtud/

British

/ɡɹatɪtjuːd/

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Meaning

What “gratitude” means

  1. noun

    a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

    “he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help”

Say it in a sentence

“He wrote a short letter of gratitude to every volunteer.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɡgɹræshort att×2əschwaulong oodd

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Questions

“gratitude”, answered

How do you pronounce “gratitude”?

“gratitude” is pronounced /ˈɡɹætəˌtud/ (GRA-tuh-tood) in American English and /ɡɹatɪtjuːd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɡɹæ”. Build it as ꞬɹÆ-tə-tud, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “gratitude” have?

3: ɡɹæ · tə · tud. The beat lands on the first, “ɡɹæ”.

Is “gratitude” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈɡɹætəˌtud/ (GRA-tuh-tood); British English says /ɡɹatɪtjuːd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “gratitude” mean?

As a noun: a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation For example: “he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help”

Where is the stress in “gratitude”?

Stress the first syllable: ꞬɹÆ-tə-tud. “ɡɹæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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