How to pronounce “period”
Say “period” in 3 beats
period
/ˈpɪɹiəd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /piəɹɪəd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɪpɪstress
- ɹiɹi
- ədəd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpɪɹiəd/
- IPA (British)
- /piəɹɪəd/
- Respelling
- PI-ree-uhd
- Syllables
- 3 — PꞮ-ɹi-əd
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PꞮ-ɹi-əd. “pɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈpɪɹiəd/
/piəɹɪəd/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “period” means
- noun
an amount of time
“a time period of 30 years”
- noun
the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
- noun
(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
Say it in a sentence
“For a short period the whole family lived on the boat.”“period”, answered
How do you pronounce “period”?
“period” is pronounced /ˈpɪɹiəd/ (PI-ree-uhd) in American English and /piəɹɪəd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “pɪ”. Build it as PꞮ-ɹi-əd, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “period” have?
3: pɪ · ɹi · əd. The beat lands on the first, “pɪ”.
Is “period” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpɪɹiəd/ (PI-ree-uhd); British English says /piəɹɪəd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “period” mean?
As a noun: an amount of time For example: “a time period of 30 years” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “period”?
Stress the first syllable: PꞮ-ɹi-əd. “pɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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