How to pronounce “note”
Say “note” in one beat
note
/noʊt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nəʊt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- notenoʊt
- IPA (American)
- /noʊt/
- IPA (British)
- /nəʊt/
- Respelling
- NOHT
- Syllables
- 1 — note
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /noʊt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/noʊt/
/nəʊt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “note” means
- noun
a brief written record
“he made a note of the appointment”
- noun
a short personal letter
“drop me a line when you get there”
- noun
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
“the singer held the note too long”
Say it in a sentence
“She left a short note on the kitchen counter.”“note”, answered
How do you pronounce “note”?
“note” is pronounced /noʊt/ (NOHT) in American English and /nəʊt/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /noʊt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “note” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /noʊt/ — a single beat.
Is “note” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /noʊt/ (NOHT); British English says /nəʊt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “note” mean?
As a noun: a brief written record For example: “he made a note of the appointment” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “note”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /noʊt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “note” 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.