How to pronounce “rebound”
“rebound” is said two ways
/ˈɹiˌbaʊnd/
REE-bownd
The bounce back, in basketball or in life. Beat on REE.
/ɹiˈbaʊnd/
rih-BOWND
To bounce back. Beat on BOWND.
Listen for the beat, not the letters
One syllable gets longer, louder and a step higher, and the other one collapses towards a schwa. Say the whole sentence rather than the word on its own and let the grammar pull the beat where it belongs.Both forms live in one sentence here: “Shares rebound in spring, and that rebound saved the year.”Each button plays a short phrase rather than the bare word: the model voice takes its stress from the words around it, so asking it for “rebound” on its own would play one reading twice instead of the noun and the verb. Read the transcription as you listen.
Say “rebound” in 2 beats
rebound
/ˈɹiˌbaʊnd/
Everything in this card describes the noun form. As a verb it is /ɹiˈbaʊnd/.
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɹiːbaʊnd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- rebɹi
- oundbaʊndstress
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹiˌbaʊnd/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɹiːbaʊnd/
- Respelling
- REE-bownd (noun) · rih-BOWND (verb)
- Syllables
- 2 — reb-OUND
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: reb-OUND. “ound” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
This is the noun form in two accents — a separate question from the two pronunciations above, which are the same accent saying two different words.
/ˈɹiˌbaʊnd/
/ˈɹiːbaʊnd/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “rebound” goes wrong
- Often heard
“grab the rih-BOWND”
the ball itself is REE-bownd; rih-BOWND is what it does
What “rebound” means
- noun
a movement back from an impact
- noun
a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
“he is still on the rebound from his wife's death”
- noun
the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
Say it in a sentence
“Shares rebound in spring, and that rebound saved the year.”“rebound”, answered
How do you pronounce “rebound”?
“rebound” has two pronunciations: /ˈɹiˌbaʊnd/ as a noun and /ɹiˈbaʊnd/ as a verb — the part of speech decides which. The spelling never changes; the beat does, and the vowels reshape around wherever it lands. The transcription and syllable breakdown below describe the noun form. Build it as reb-OUND, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “rebound” have?
2: reb · ound. The beat lands on the second, “ound”.
Which pronunciation of “rebound” is correct?
Both are. /ˈɹiˌbaʊnd/ (REE-bownd) as a noun; /ɹiˈbaʊnd/ (rih-BOWND) as a verb. Nothing about the spelling tells you which — the sentence does. Move the beat and the word changes its job mid-sentence, which is why both are worth drilling. Both appear here: “Shares rebound in spring, and that rebound saved the year.”
Is “rebound” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹiˌbaʊnd/ (REE-bownd); British English says /ˈɹiːbaʊnd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “rebound” mean?
As a noun: a movement back from an impact For example: “Shares rebound in spring, and that rebound saved the year.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “rebound”?
Stress the second syllable: reb-OUND. “ound” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “rebound” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.