How to pronounce “size”
Say “size” in one beat
size
/saɪz/
The voice you hear here is American; a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sizesaɪz
- IPA (American)
- /saɪz/
- IPA (British)
- /saɪz/
- Respelling
- SYZ
- Syllables
- 1 — size
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /saɪz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “size” means
- noun
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
“a wolf is about the size of a large dog”
- noun
the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
“he wears a size 13 shoe”
- noun
any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
“size gives body to a fabric”
Say it in a sentence
“The shoes came in the wrong size, so she returned them.”“size”, answered
How do you pronounce “size”?
“size” is pronounced /saɪz/ (SYZ) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /saɪz/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “size” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /saɪz/ — a single beat.
What does “size” mean?
As a noun: the physical magnitude of something (how big it is) For example: “a wolf is about the size of a large dog” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “size”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /saɪz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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