How to pronounce “length”
Say “length” in one beat
length
/lɛŋkθ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /lɛŋθ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- lengthlɛŋkθ
- IPA (American)
- /lɛŋkθ/
- IPA (British)
- /lɛŋθ/
- Also accepted
- /lɛŋθ/
- Respelling
- LENGKTH
- Syllables
- 1 — length
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /lɛŋkθ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/lɛŋkθ/
/lɛŋθ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “length” goes wrong
- Often heard
“LENTH”
the ng and the th must both be heard
What “length” means
- noun
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
“the length of the table was 5 feet”
- noun
continuance in time
“the ceremony was of short duration”
- noun
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
“the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words”
Say it in a sentence
“The length of the hall is almost exactly twelve metres.”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.
“length”, answered
How do you pronounce “length”?
“length” is pronounced /lɛŋkθ/ (LENGKTH) in American English and /lɛŋθ/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /lɛŋkθ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “length” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /lɛŋkθ/ — a single beat.
Is “length” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /lɛŋkθ/ (LENGKTH); British English says /lɛŋθ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “length” mean?
As a noun: the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place For example: “the length of the table was 5 feet” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “length”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /lɛŋkθ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “length” 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.