How to pronounce “square”
Say “square” in one beat
square
/skwɛɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /skweə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- squareskwɛɹ
- IPA (American)
- /skwɛɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /skweə/
- Respelling
- SKWER
- Syllables
- 1 — square
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /skwɛɹ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective, adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/skwɛɹ/
/skweə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “square” means
- noun
(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
“you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides”
- noun
the product of two equal terms
“nine is the second power of three”
- noun
an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
Say it in a sentence
“They met near the old fountain in the town square.”“square”, answered
How do you pronounce “square”?
“square” is pronounced /skwɛɹ/ (SKWER) in American English and /skweə/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /skwɛɹ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “square” have?
One, despite the 3 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /skwɛɹ/ — a single beat.
Is “square” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /skwɛɹ/ (SKWER); British English says /skweə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “square” mean?
As a noun: (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon For example: “you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “square”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /skwɛɹ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “square” 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.