How to pronounce “rhythm”
Say “rhythm” in 2 beats
rhythm
/ˈɹɪðəm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪðəm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹɪɹɪstress
- ðəmðəm
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹɪðəm/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪðəm/
- Respelling
- RI-dhuhm
- Syllables
- 2 — ɹꞮ-ðəm
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ɹꞮ-ðəm. “ɹɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɹɪðəm/
/ɹɪðəm/
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What “rhythm” means
- noun
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
“the piece has a fast rhythm”
- noun
recurring at regular intervals
- noun
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
“the never-ending cycle of the seasons”
Say it in a sentence
“Once you find the rhythm of the sentence, it reads easily.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“rhythm”, answered
How do you pronounce “rhythm”?
“rhythm” is pronounced /ˈɹɪðəm/ (RI-dhuhm) in American English and /ɹɪðəm/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ɹɪ”. Build it as ɹꞮ-ðəm, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “rhythm” have?
2: ɹɪ · ðəm. The beat lands on the first, “ɹɪ”.
Is “rhythm” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹɪðəm/ (RI-dhuhm); British English says /ɹɪðəm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “rhythm” mean?
As a noun: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music For example: “the piece has a fast rhythm” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “rhythm”?
Stress the first syllable: ɹꞮ-ðəm. “ɹɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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