How to pronounce “textbook”
Say “textbook” in 2 beats
textbook
/ˈtɛkstˌbʊk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɛkstbʊk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- texttɛkststress
- bookbʊk
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtɛkstˌbʊk/
- IPA (British)
- /tɛkstbʊk/
- Respelling
- TEKST-buuk
- Syllables
- 2 — TEXT-book
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TEXT-book. “text” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtɛkstˌbʊk/
/tɛkstbʊk/
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What “textbook” means
- noun
a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
“his economics textbook is in its tenth edition”
- adjective
according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical
“a casebook schizophrenic”
Say it in a sentence
“The textbook costs more than all the other books combined.”“textbook”, answered
How do you pronounce “textbook”?
“textbook” is pronounced /ˈtɛkstˌbʊk/ (TEKST-buuk) in American English and /tɛkstbʊk/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “text”. Build it as TEXT-book, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “textbook” have?
2: text · book. The beat lands on the first, “text”.
Is “textbook” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtɛkstˌbʊk/ (TEKST-buuk); British English says /tɛkstbʊk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “textbook” mean?
As a noun: a book prepared for use in schools or colleges For example: “his economics textbook is in its tenth edition” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “textbook”?
Stress the first syllable: TEXT-book. “text” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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