How to pronounce “thistle”
Say “thistle” in 2 beats
thistle
/ˈθɪsəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /θɪsəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- thistθɪstress
- lesəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈθɪsəl/
- IPA (British)
- /θɪsəl/
- Respelling
- THI-suhl
- Syllables
- 2 — THIST-le
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: THIST-le. “thist” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈθɪsəl/
/θɪsəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “thistle” means
- noun
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
Say it in a sentence
“A single thistle grew in the middle of the vegetable bed.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“thistle”, answered
How do you pronounce “thistle”?
“thistle” is pronounced /ˈθɪsəl/ (THI-suhl) in American English and /θɪsəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “thist”. Build it as THIST-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “thistle” have?
2: thist · le. The beat lands on the first, “thist”.
Is “thistle” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈθɪsəl/ (THI-suhl); British English says /θɪsəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “thistle” mean?
As a noun: any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves For example: “A single thistle grew in the middle of the vegetable bed.”
Where is the stress in “thistle”?
Stress the first syllable: THIST-le. “thist” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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