How to pronounce “straightforward”
Say “straightforward” in 3 beats
straightforward
/ˈstɹeɪtˈfɔɹwɚd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /stɹeɪtfɔːwəd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- straighstɹeɪtstress
- tforfɔɹ
- wardwɚd
- IPA (American)
- /ˈstɹeɪtˈfɔɹwɚd/
- IPA (British)
- /stɹeɪtfɔːwəd/
- Respelling
- STRAYT-fawr-wuhd
- Syllables
- 3 — STRAIGH-tfor-ward
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: STRAIGH-tfor-ward. “straigh” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈstɹeɪtˈfɔɹwɚd/
/stɹeɪtfɔːwəd/
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What “straightforward” means
- adjective
free from ambiguity
“a straightforward set of instructions”
- adjective
without evasion or compromise
“a square contradiction”
- adjective
without concealment or deception; honest
“their business was open and aboveboard”
Say it in a sentence
“The instructions are straightforward once you find page four.”“straightforward”, answered
How do you pronounce “straightforward”?
“straightforward” is pronounced /ˈstɹeɪtˈfɔɹwɚd/ (STRAYT-fawr-wuhd) in American English and /stɹeɪtfɔːwəd/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “straigh”. Build it as STRAIGH-tfor-ward, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “straightforward” have?
3: straigh · tfor · ward. The beat lands on the first, “straigh”.
Is “straightforward” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈstɹeɪtˈfɔɹwɚd/ (STRAYT-fawr-wuhd); British English says /stɹeɪtfɔːwəd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “straightforward” mean?
As an adjective: free from ambiguity For example: “a straightforward set of instructions” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “straightforward”?
Stress the first syllable: STRAIGH-tfor-ward. “straigh” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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