How to pronounce “ten”
Say “ten” in one beat
ten
/tɛn/
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- tentɛn
- IPA (American)
- /tɛn/
- IPA (British)
- /tɛn/
- Respelling
- TEN
- Syllables
- 1 — ten
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /tɛn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “ten” means
- noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- noun
one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
- adjective
being one more than nine
Say it in a sentence
“Ten of the twenty seats were already reserved.”“ten”, answered
How do you pronounce “ten”?
“ten” is pronounced /tɛn/ (TEN) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /tɛn/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “ten” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /tɛn/ — a single beat.
What does “ten” mean?
As a noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system For example: “Ten of the twenty seats were already reserved.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “ten”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /tɛn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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