How to pronounce “platitude”
Say “platitude” in 3 beats
platitude
/ˈplætɪˌtud/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /platɪtjuːd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- plæplæstress
- tɪtɪ
- tudtud
- IPA (American)
- /ˈplætɪˌtud/
- IPA (British)
- /platɪtjuːd/
- Respelling
- PLA-ti-tood
- Syllables
- 3 — PLÆ-tɪ-tud
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PLÆ-tɪ-tud. “plæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈplætɪˌtud/
/platɪtjuːd/
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What “platitude” means
- noun
a trite or obvious remark
Say it in a sentence
“He offered a platitude about time healing everything.”“platitude”, answered
How do you pronounce “platitude”?
“platitude” is pronounced /ˈplætɪˌtud/ (PLA-ti-tood) in American English and /platɪtjuːd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “plæ”. Build it as PLÆ-tɪ-tud, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “platitude” have?
3: plæ · tɪ · tud. The beat lands on the first, “plæ”.
Is “platitude” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈplætɪˌtud/ (PLA-ti-tood); British English says /platɪtjuːd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “platitude” mean?
As a noun: a trite or obvious remark For example: “He offered a platitude about time healing everything.”
Where is the stress in “platitude”?
Stress the first syllable: PLÆ-tɪ-tud. “plæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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