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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “practise”

“practise” is pronounced /ˈpɹæktɪs/ (PRAK-tis) in American English and /pɹaktɪs/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pɹæk”.
The sound

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practise

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹaktɪs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. pɹækpɹækstress
  2. tɪstɪs
IPA (American)
/ˈpɹæktɪs/
IPA (British)
/pɹaktɪs/
Respelling
PRAK-tis
Syllables
2 — PɹÆK-tɪs
Stress
Stress the first syllable: PɹÆK-tɪs. “pɹæk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

British

/pɹaktɪs/

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Meaning

What “practise” means

  1. verb

    engage in a rehearsal (of)

  2. verb

    carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

    “practice law”

  3. verb

    learn by repetition

    “We drilled French verbs every day”

Say it in a sentence

“Practise the difficult line until it stops feeling difficult.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ppɹræshort akkttɪshort iss

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Questions

“practise”, answered

How do you pronounce “practise”?

“practise” is pronounced /ˈpɹæktɪs/ (PRAK-tis) in American English and /pɹaktɪs/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pɹæk”. Build it as PɹÆK-tɪs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “practise” have?

2: pɹæk · tɪs. The beat lands on the first, “pɹæk”.

Is “practise” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈpɹæktɪs/ (PRAK-tis); British English says /pɹaktɪs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “practise” mean?

As a verb: engage in a rehearsal (of) For example: “Practise the difficult line until it stops feeling difficult.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “practise”?

Stress the first syllable: PɹÆK-tɪs. “pɹæk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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