How to pronounce “sound”
Say “sound” in one beat
sound
/saʊnd/
The voice you hear here is American; a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- soundsaʊnd
- IPA (American)
- /saʊnd/
- IPA (British)
- /saʊnd/
- Respelling
- SOWND
- Syllables
- 1 — sound
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /saʊnd/ 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 “sound” means
- noun
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
“the sound of rain on the roof”
- noun
the subjective sensation of hearing something
“he strained to hear the faint sounds”
- noun
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
“falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them”
Say it in a sentence
“She woke up to the sound of rain on the roof.”“sound”, answered
How do you pronounce “sound”?
“sound” is pronounced /saʊnd/ (SOWND) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /saʊnd/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “sound” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /saʊnd/ — a single beat.
What does “sound” mean?
As a noun: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause For example: “the sound of rain on the roof” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sound”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /saʊnd/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “sound” 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.