How to pronounce “suburb”
Say “suburb” in 2 beats
suburb
/ˈsʌbɚb/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sʌbɜːb/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- subsʌstress
- urbbɚb
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsʌbɚb/
- IPA (British)
- /sʌbɜːb/
- Respelling
- SU-buhb
- Syllables
- 2 — SUB-urb
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SUB-urb. “sub” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsʌbɚb/
/sʌbɜːb/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “suburb” means
- noun
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
Say it in a sentence
“They live in a quiet suburb about six miles from the centre.”“suburb”, answered
How do you pronounce “suburb”?
“suburb” is pronounced /ˈsʌbɚb/ (SU-buhb) in American English and /sʌbɜːb/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sub”. Build it as SUB-urb, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “suburb” have?
2: sub · urb. The beat lands on the first, “sub”.
Is “suburb” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsʌbɚb/ (SU-buhb); British English says /sʌbɜːb/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “suburb” mean?
As a noun: a residential district located on the outskirts of a city For example: “They live in a quiet suburb about six miles from the centre.”
Where is the stress in “suburb”?
Stress the first syllable: SUB-urb. “sub” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “suburb” 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.