How to pronounce “neighbourhood”
Say “neighbourhood” in 3 beats
neighbourhood
/ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /neɪbəhʊd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
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- bourbɚ
- hoodhʊd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/
- IPA (British)
- /neɪbəhʊd/
- Respelling
- NAY-buh-huud
- Syllables
- 3 — NEIGH-bour-hood
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: NEIGH-bour-hood. “neigh” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/
/neɪbəhʊd/
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What “neighbourhood” means
- noun
a surrounding or nearby region
“the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville”
- noun
people living near one another
“it is a friendly neighborhood”
Say it in a sentence
“The neighbourhood has changed a great deal in ten years.”“neighbourhood”, answered
How do you pronounce “neighbourhood”?
“neighbourhood” is pronounced /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/ (NAY-buh-huud) in American English and /neɪbəhʊd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “neigh”. Build it as NEIGH-bour-hood, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “neighbourhood” have?
3: neigh · bour · hood. The beat lands on the first, “neigh”.
Is “neighbourhood” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/ (NAY-buh-huud); British English says /neɪbəhʊd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “neighbourhood” mean?
As a noun: a surrounding or nearby region For example: “the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “neighbourhood”?
Stress the first syllable: NEIGH-bour-hood. “neigh” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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