How to pronounce “notebook”
Say “notebook” in 2 beats
notebook
/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nəʊtbʊk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- noʊtnoʊtstress
- bʊkbʊk
- IPA (American)
- /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/
- IPA (British)
- /nəʊtbʊk/
- Respelling
- NOHT-buuk
- Syllables
- 2 — NOƱT-bʊk
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: NOƱT-bʊk. “noʊt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/
/nəʊtbʊk/
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What “notebook” means
- noun
a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
- noun
a small compact portable computer
Say it in a sentence
“He keeps a notebook in his coat pocket at all times.”“notebook”, answered
How do you pronounce “notebook”?
“notebook” is pronounced /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ (NOHT-buuk) in American English and /nəʊtbʊk/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “noʊt”. Build it as NOƱT-bʊk, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “notebook” have?
2: noʊt · bʊk. The beat lands on the first, “noʊt”.
Is “notebook” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ (NOHT-buuk); British English says /nəʊtbʊk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “notebook” mean?
As a noun: a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda For example: “He keeps a notebook in his coat pocket at all times.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “notebook”?
Stress the first syllable: NOƱT-bʊk. “noʊt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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