How to pronounce “lecture”
Say “lecture” in 2 beats
lecture
/ˈlɛktʃɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /lɛktʃə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- lɛklɛkstress
- tʃɚtʃɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈlɛktʃɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /lɛktʃə/
- Respelling
- LEK-chuh
- Syllables
- 2 — LƐK-tʃɚ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: LƐK-tʃɚ. “lɛk” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈlɛktʃɚ/
/lɛktʃə/
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What “lecture” means
- noun
a speech that is open to the public
“he attended a lecture on telecommunications”
- noun
a lengthy rebuke
“a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline”
- noun
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
Say it in a sentence
“The lecture was recorded so students could watch it later.”“lecture”, answered
How do you pronounce “lecture”?
“lecture” is pronounced /ˈlɛktʃɚ/ (LEK-chuh) in American English and /lɛktʃə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “lɛk”. Build it as LƐK-tʃɚ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “lecture” have?
2: lɛk · tʃɚ. The beat lands on the first, “lɛk”.
Is “lecture” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈlɛktʃɚ/ (LEK-chuh); British English says /lɛktʃə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “lecture” mean?
As a noun: a speech that is open to the public For example: “he attended a lecture on telecommunications” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “lecture”?
Stress the first syllable: LƐK-tʃɚ. “lɛk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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