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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “label”

“label” is pronounced /ˈleɪbəl/ (LAY-buhl) in American English and /leɪbəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “lab”.
The sound

Say “label” in 2 beats

Say it like this

label

/ˈleɪbəl/

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

2 beats
  1. lableɪstress
  2. elbəl
IPA (American)
/ˈleɪbəl/
IPA (British)
/leɪbəl/
Respelling
LAY-buhl
Syllables
2 — LAB-el
Stress
Stress the first syllable: LAB-el. “lab” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈleɪbəl/

British

/leɪbəl/

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Meaning

What “label” means

  1. noun

    a brief description given for purposes of identification

    “the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture”

  2. noun

    trade name of a company that produces musical recordings

    “the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent”

  3. noun

    a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

Say it in a sentence

“The label on the jar had faded almost to nothing.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them
ll×2eɪlong abbəschwa

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Questions

“label”, answered

How do you pronounce “label”?

“label” is pronounced /ˈleɪbəl/ (LAY-buhl) in American English and /leɪbəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “lab”. Build it as LAB-el, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “label” have?

2: lab · el. The beat lands on the first, “lab”.

Is “label” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈleɪbəl/ (LAY-buhl); British English says /leɪbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “label” mean?

As a noun: a brief description given for purposes of identification For example: “the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “label”?

Stress the first syllable: LAB-el. “lab” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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