How to pronounce “store”
Say “store” in one beat
store
/stɔɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /stɔː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- storestɔɹ
- IPA (American)
- /stɔɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /stɔː/
- Respelling
- STAWR
- Syllables
- 1 — store
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /stɔɹ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/stɔɹ/
/stɔː/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “store” means
- noun
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
“he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod”
- noun
a supply of something available for future use
“he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars”
- noun
an electronic memory device
“a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached”
Say it in a sentence
“She stopped by the store to buy some bread.”“store”, answered
How do you pronounce “store”?
“store” is pronounced /stɔɹ/ (STAWR) in American English and /stɔː/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /stɔɹ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “store” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /stɔɹ/ — a single beat.
Is “store” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /stɔɹ/ (STAWR); British English says /stɔː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “store” mean?
As a noun: a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services For example: “he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “store”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /stɔɹ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “store” and see every sound
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