How to pronounce “nice”
Say “nice” in one beat
nice
/naɪs/
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- nicenaɪs
- IPA (American)
- /naɪs/
- IPA (British)
- /naɪs/
- Also accepted
- /nis/
- Respelling
- NYS
- Syllables
- 1 — nice
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /naɪs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “nice” means
- noun
a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
- adjective
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; - George Meredith
“what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty”
- adjective
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
“from a decent family”
Say it in a sentence
“It was nice to finally sit down after such a long day.”“nice”, answered
How do you pronounce “nice”?
“nice” is pronounced /naɪs/ (NYS), and /nis/ is also accepted — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /naɪs/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “nice” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /naɪs/ — a single beat.
Is “nice” /naɪs/ or /nis/?
Both. /naɪs/ is the form dictionaries list first (NYS).
What does “nice” mean?
As a noun: a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera For example: “It was nice to finally sit down after such a long day.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “nice”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /naɪs/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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