How to pronounce “tenure”
Say “tenure” in 2 beats
tenure
/ˈtɛnjɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɛnjə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- tɛtɛstress
- njɚnjɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtɛnjɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /tɛnjə/
- Respelling
- TE-nyuh
- Syllables
- 2 — TƐ-njɚ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TƐ-njɚ. “tɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtɛnjɚ/
/tɛnjə/
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What “tenure” means
- noun
the term during which some position is held
- noun
the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
- verb
give life-time employment to
“She was tenured after she published her book”
Say it in a sentence
“Her tenure as head of department lasted eleven years.”“tenure”, answered
How do you pronounce “tenure”?
“tenure” is pronounced /ˈtɛnjɚ/ (TE-nyuh) in American English and /tɛnjə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “tɛ”. Build it as TƐ-njɚ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “tenure” have?
2: tɛ · njɚ. The beat lands on the first, “tɛ”.
Is “tenure” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtɛnjɚ/ (TE-nyuh); British English says /tɛnjə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “tenure” mean?
As a noun: the term during which some position is held For example: “Her tenure as head of department lasted eleven years.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “tenure”?
Stress the first syllable: TƐ-njɚ. “tɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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