How to pronounce “landfill”
Say “landfill” in 2 beats
landfill
/ˈlændˌfɪl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /landfɪl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- landlændstress
- fillfɪl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈlændˌfɪl/
- IPA (British)
- /landfɪl/
- Respelling
- LAND-fil
- Syllables
- 2 — LAND-fill
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: LAND-fill. “land” 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
/ˈlændˌfɪl/
/landfɪl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “landfill” means
- noun
a low area that has been filled in
Say it in a sentence
“Less waste now goes to landfill than it did a decade ago.”“landfill”, answered
How do you pronounce “landfill”?
“landfill” is pronounced /ˈlændˌfɪl/ (LAND-fil) in American English and /landfɪl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “land”. Build it as LAND-fill, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “landfill” have?
2: land · fill. The beat lands on the first, “land”.
Is “landfill” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈlændˌfɪl/ (LAND-fil); British English says /landfɪl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “landfill” mean?
As a noun: a low area that has been filled in For example: “Less waste now goes to landfill than it did a decade ago.”
Where is the stress in “landfill”?
Stress the first syllable: LAND-fill. “land” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “landfill” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.