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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “spreadsheet”

“spreadsheet” is pronounced /ˈspɹɛdˌʃit/ (SPRED-sheet) in American English and /spɹɛdʃiːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “spreads”.
The sound

Say “spreadsheet” in 2 beats

Say it like this

spreadsheet

/ˈspɹɛdˌʃit/

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

2 beats
  1. spreadsspɹɛdstress
  2. heetʃit
IPA (American)
/ˈspɹɛdˌʃit/
IPA (British)
/spɹɛdʃiːt/
Respelling
SPRED-sheet
Syllables
2 — SPREADS-heet
Stress
Stress the first syllable: SPREADS-heet. “spreads” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈspɹɛdˌʃit/

British

/spɹɛdʃiːt/

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Meaning

What “spreadsheet” means

  1. noun

    a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen

Say it in a sentence

“One broken formula in the spreadsheet caused the whole error.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ssppɹrɛshort eddʃshilong ett

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Questions

“spreadsheet”, answered

How do you pronounce “spreadsheet”?

“spreadsheet” is pronounced /ˈspɹɛdˌʃit/ (SPRED-sheet) in American English and /spɹɛdʃiːt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “spreads”. Build it as SPREADS-heet, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “spreadsheet” have?

2: spreads · heet. The beat lands on the first, “spreads”.

Is “spreadsheet” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈspɹɛdˌʃit/ (SPRED-sheet); British English says /spɹɛdʃiːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “spreadsheet” mean?

As a noun: a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen For example: “One broken formula in the spreadsheet caused the whole error.”

Where is the stress in “spreadsheet”?

Stress the first syllable: SPREADS-heet. “spreads” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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