Pronunciation

How to pronounce “terraced

“terraced” is pronounced /ˈtɛɹəst/ (TE-ruhst) in American English and /tɛɹɪst/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “tɛ”.
The sound

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terraced

/ˈtɛɹəst/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɛɹɪst/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. stress
  2. ɹəstɹəst
IPA (American)
/ˈtɛɹəst/
IPA (British)
/tɛɹɪst/
Respelling
TE-ruhst
Syllables
2 — TƐ-ɹəst
Stress
Stress the first syllable: TƐ-ɹəst. “tɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈtɛɹəst/

British

/tɛɹɪst/

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Meaning

What “terraced” means

  1. verb

    provide (a house) with a terrace

    We terrassed the country house

  2. verb

    make into terraces as for cultivation

    The Incas terraced their mountainous land

Say it in a sentence

She grew up in a terraced house near the old brickworks.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

terraced”, answered

How do you pronounce “terraced”?

“terraced” is pronounced /ˈtɛɹəst/ (TE-ruhst) in American English and /tɛɹɪst/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “tɛ”. Build it as TƐ-ɹəst, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “terraced” have?

2: tɛ · ɹəst. The beat lands on the first, “tɛ”.

Is “terraced” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈtɛɹəst/ (TE-ruhst); British English says /tɛɹɪst/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “terraced” mean?

As a verb: provide (a house) with a terrace For example: “We terrassed the country house” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “terraced”?

Stress the first syllable: TƐ-ɹəst. “tɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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