How to pronounce “street”
Say “street” in one beat
street
/stɹit/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /stɹiːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- streetstɹit
- IPA (American)
- /stɹit/
- IPA (British)
- /stɹiːt/
- Respelling
- STREET
- Syllables
- 1 — street
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /stɹit/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/stɹit/
/stɹiːt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “street” means
- noun
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
“they walked the streets of the small town”
- noun
the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel
“be careful crossing the street”
- noun
the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction
“she tried to keep her children off the street”
Say it in a sentence
“The bakery is halfway down a quiet side street.”“street”, answered
How do you pronounce “street”?
“street” is pronounced /stɹit/ (STREET) in American English and /stɹiːt/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /stɹit/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “street” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /stɹit/ — a single beat.
Is “street” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /stɹit/ (STREET); British English says /stɹiːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “street” mean?
As a noun: a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings For example: “they walked the streets of the small town” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “street”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /stɹit/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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