How to pronounce “terraced”
Say “terraced” in 2 beats
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.
- tɛtɛstress
- 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtɛɹəst/
/tɛɹɪst/
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What “terraced” means
- verb
provide (a house) with a terrace
“We terrassed the country house”
- 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.”“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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