How to pronounce “pain”
Say “pain” in one beat
pain
/peɪn/
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- painpeɪn
- IPA (American)
- /peɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /peɪn/
- Respelling
- PAYN
- Syllables
- 1 — pain
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /peɪn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “pain” means
- noun
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
“the patient developed severe pain and distension”
- noun
emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
“the pain of loneliness”
- noun
a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
“as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain”
Say it in a sentence
“She felt a sharp pain in her ankle after the fall.”“pain”, answered
How do you pronounce “pain”?
“pain” is pronounced /peɪn/ (PAYN) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /peɪn/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “pain” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /peɪn/ — a single beat.
What does “pain” mean?
As a noun: a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder For example: “the patient developed severe pain and distension” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “pain”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /peɪn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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