How to pronounce “temperature”
Say “temperature” in 3 beats
temperature
/ˈtɛmpɹətʃɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈtɛmpɹɪtʃə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- tɛmtɛmstress
- pɹəpɹə
- tʃɚtʃɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtɛmpɹətʃɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈtɛmpɹɪtʃə/
- Also accepted
- /ˈtɛmpɚətʃɚ/
- Respelling
- TEM-pruh-chur
- Syllables
- 3 — TƐM-pɹə-tʃɚ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TƐM-pɹə-tʃɚ. “tɛm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtɛmpɹətʃɚ/
/ˈtɛmpɹɪtʃə/
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Also accepted
/ˈtɛmpɚətʃɚ/Where “temperature” goes wrong
- Often heard
“tem-puh-RAY-chur”
the stress is first and the middle vowel almost disappears: TEM-pruh-chur
What “temperature” means
- noun
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
- noun
the somatic sensation of cold or heat
Say it in a sentence
“The temperature drops sharply once the sun goes behind the hills.”“temperature”, answered
How do you pronounce “temperature”?
“temperature” is pronounced /ˈtɛmpɹətʃɚ/ (TEM-pruh-chur) in American English and /ˈtɛmpɹɪtʃə/ in British English, and /ˈtɛmpɚətʃɚ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “tɛm”. Build it as TƐM-pɹə-tʃɚ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “temperature” have?
3: tɛm · pɹə · tʃɚ. The beat lands on the first, “tɛm”. Read letter by letter it looks like 4 (tem-puh-RAY-chur), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 3.
Is “temperature” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtɛmpɹətʃɚ/ (TEM-pruh-chur); British English says /ˈtɛmpɹɪtʃə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “temperature” mean?
As a noun: the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) For example: “The temperature drops sharply once the sun goes behind the hills.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “temperature”?
Stress the first syllable: TƐM-pɹə-tʃɚ. “tɛm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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