How to pronounce “nine”
Say “nine” in one beat
nine
/naɪn/
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- ninenaɪn
- IPA (American)
- /naɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /naɪn/
- Respelling
- NYN
- Syllables
- 1 — nine
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /naɪn/ 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 “nine” means
- noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
- noun
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
“each club played six home games with teams in its own division”
- noun
one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face
Say it in a sentence
“Nine of the fifteen students finished the exam early.”“nine”, answered
How do you pronounce “nine”?
“nine” is pronounced /naɪn/ (NYN) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /naɪn/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “nine” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /naɪn/ — a single beat.
What does “nine” mean?
As a noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one For example: “Nine of the fifteen students finished the exam early.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “nine”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /naɪn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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