How to pronounce “guideline”
Say “guideline” in 2 beats
guideline
/ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡaɪdlaɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɡaɪdɡaɪdstress
- laɪnlaɪn
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡaɪdlaɪn/
- Respelling
- GYD-lyn
- Syllables
- 2 — ꞬAꞮD-laɪn
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ꞬAꞮD-laɪn. “ɡaɪd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn/
/ɡaɪdlaɪn/
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What “guideline” means
- noun
a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
- noun
a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action
“the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam”
- noun
a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior
Say it in a sentence
“Draw a light guideline in pencil before you letter the sign.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“guideline”, answered
How do you pronounce “guideline”?
“guideline” is pronounced /ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn/ (GYD-lyn) in American English and /ɡaɪdlaɪn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ɡaɪd”. Build it as ꞬAꞮD-laɪn, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “guideline” have?
2: ɡaɪd · laɪn. The beat lands on the first, “ɡaɪd”.
Is “guideline” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn/ (GYD-lyn); British English says /ɡaɪdlaɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “guideline” mean?
As a noun: a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters For example: “Draw a light guideline in pencil before you letter the sign.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “guideline”?
Stress the first syllable: ꞬAꞮD-laɪn. “ɡaɪd” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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