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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “laundry”

“laundry” is pronounced /ˈlɔndɹi/ (LAWN-dree) in American English and /lɔːndɹi/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “laund”.
The sound

Say “laundry” in 2 beats

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laundry

/ˈlɔndɹi/

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

2 beats
  1. laundlɔnstress
  2. rydɹi
IPA (American)
/ˈlɔndɹi/
IPA (British)
/lɔːndɹi/
Respelling
LAWN-dree
Syllables
2 — LAUND-ry
Stress
Stress the first syllable: LAUND-ry. “laund” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈlɔndɹi/

British

/lɔːndɹi/

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Meaning

What “laundry” means

  1. noun

    garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

  2. noun

    workplace where clothes are washed and ironed

Say it in a sentence

“The laundry room is in the basement beside the boiler.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
llɔawnnddɹrilong e

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Questions

“laundry”, answered

How do you pronounce “laundry”?

“laundry” is pronounced /ˈlɔndɹi/ (LAWN-dree) in American English and /lɔːndɹi/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “laund”. Build it as LAUND-ry, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “laundry” have?

2: laund · ry. The beat lands on the first, “laund”.

Is “laundry” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈlɔndɹi/ (LAWN-dree); British English says /lɔːndɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “laundry” mean?

As a noun: garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering For example: “The laundry room is in the basement beside the boiler.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “laundry”?

Stress the first syllable: LAUND-ry. “laund” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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