How to pronounce “letter”
Say “letter” in 2 beats
letter
/ˈlɛtɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /lɛtə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- letlɛstress
- tertɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈlɛtɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /lɛtə/
- Respelling
- LE-tuh
- Syllables
- 2 — LET-ter
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: LET-ter. “let” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈlɛtɚ/
/lɛtə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “letter” means
- noun
a written message addressed to a person or organization
“mailed an indignant letter to the editor”
- noun
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
“his grandmother taught him his letters”
- noun
owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
Say it in a sentence
“She wrote a long letter to her grandmother overseas.”“letter”, answered
How do you pronounce “letter”?
“letter” is pronounced /ˈlɛtɚ/ (LE-tuh) in American English and /lɛtə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “let”. Build it as LET-ter, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “letter” have?
2: let · ter. The beat lands on the first, “let”.
Is “letter” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈlɛtɚ/ (LE-tuh); British English says /lɛtə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “letter” mean?
As a noun: a written message addressed to a person or organization For example: “mailed an indignant letter to the editor” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “letter”?
Stress the first syllable: LET-ter. “let” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “letter” 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.