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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “timetable”

“timetable” is pronounced /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/ (TYM-tay-buhl) in American English and /taɪmteɪbəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “taɪm”.
The sound

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timetable

/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/

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

3 beats
  1. taɪmtaɪmstress
  2. teɪteɪ
  3. bəlbəl
IPA (American)
/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/
IPA (British)
/taɪmteɪbəl/
Respelling
TYM-tay-buhl
Syllables
3 — TAꞮM-teɪ-bəl
Stress
Stress the first syllable: TAꞮM-teɪ-bəl. “taɪm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/

British

/taɪmteɪbəl/

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Meaning

What “timetable” means

  1. noun

    a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place

  2. noun

    a schedule of times of arrivals and departures

Say it in a sentence

“The timetable changes at the start of every term.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
tt×2aɪlong immeɪlong abbəschwall

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Questions

“timetable”, answered

How do you pronounce “timetable”?

“timetable” is pronounced /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/ (TYM-tay-buhl) in American English and /taɪmteɪbəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “taɪm”. Build it as TAꞮM-teɪ-bəl, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “timetable” have?

3: taɪm · teɪ · bəl. The beat lands on the first, “taɪm”.

Is “timetable” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/ (TYM-tay-buhl); British English says /taɪmteɪbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “timetable” mean?

As a noun: a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place For example: “The timetable changes at the start of every term.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “timetable”?

Stress the first syllable: TAꞮM-teɪ-bəl. “taɪm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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