How to pronounce “method”
Say “method” in 2 beats
method
/ˈmɛθəd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mɛθəd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- metmɛstress
- hodθəd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmɛθəd/
- IPA (British)
- /mɛθəd/
- Respelling
- ME-thuhd
- Syllables
- 2 — MET-hod
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MET-hod. “met” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmɛθəd/
/mɛθəd/
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What “method” means
- noun
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
- noun
an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
Say it in a sentence
“Her method is slow but it almost never fails.”The sounds inside this word
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“method”, answered
How do you pronounce “method”?
“method” is pronounced /ˈmɛθəd/ (ME-thuhd) in American English and /mɛθəd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “met”. Build it as MET-hod, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “method” have?
2: met · hod. The beat lands on the first, “met”.
Is “method” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmɛθəd/ (ME-thuhd); British English says /mɛθəd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “method” mean?
As a noun: a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) For example: “Her method is slow but it almost never fails.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “method”?
Stress the first syllable: MET-hod. “met” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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