How to pronounce “piece”
Say “piece” in one beat
piece
/pis/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /piːs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- piecepis
- IPA (American)
- /pis/
- IPA (British)
- /piːs/
- Respelling
- PEES
- Syllables
- 1 — piece
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pis/ 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
/pis/
/piːs/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “piece” means
- noun
a separate part of a whole
“an important piece of the evidence”
- noun
an item that is an instance of some type
“he designed a new piece of equipment”
- noun
a portion of a natural object
“they analyzed the river into three parts”
Say it in a sentence
“He found a missing piece of the old puzzle under the couch.”“piece”, answered
How do you pronounce “piece”?
“piece” is pronounced /pis/ (PEES) in American English and /piːs/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /pis/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “piece” have?
One, despite the 3 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /pis/ — a single beat.
Is “piece” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pis/ (PEES); British English says /piːs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “piece” mean?
As a noun: a separate part of a whole For example: “an important piece of the evidence” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “piece”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /pis/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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