How to pronounce “lengths”
Say “lengths” in one beat
lengths
/lɛŋkθs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /lɛŋθs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- lengthslɛŋkθs
- IPA (American)
- /lɛŋkθs/
- IPA (British)
- /lɛŋθs/
- Also accepted
- /lɛŋθs/
- Respelling
- LENGKTHS
- Syllables
- 1 — lengths
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /lɛŋkθs/ 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
/lɛŋkθs/
/lɛŋθs/
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What “lengths” 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
“He went to extraordinary lengths to find the missing photograph.”“lengths”, answered
How do you pronounce “lengths”?
“lengths” is pronounced /lɛŋkθs/ (LENGKTHS) in American English and /lɛŋθs/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /lɛŋkθs/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “lengths” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /lɛŋkθs/ — a single beat.
Is “lengths” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /lɛŋkθs/ (LENGKTHS); British English says /lɛŋθs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “lengths” 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 “lengths”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /lɛŋkθs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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