Pronunciation

How to pronounce “title

“title” is pronounced /ˈtaɪtəl/ (TY-tuhl) in American English and /taɪtəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “tit”.
The sound

Say “title” in 2 beats

Say it like this

title

/ˈtaɪtəl/

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

2 beats
  1. tittaɪstress
  2. letəl
IPA (American)
/ˈtaɪtəl/
IPA (British)
/taɪtəl/
Respelling
TY-tuhl
Syllables
2 — TIT-le
Stress
Stress the first syllable: TIT-le. “tit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈtaɪtəl/

British

/taɪtəl/

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Meaning

What “title” means

  1. noun

    a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

    Title 8 provided federal help for schools

  2. noun

    the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.

    he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title

  3. noun

    a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work

    the novel had chapter titles

Say it in a sentence

She earned the title of head chef after years of training.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

title”, answered

How do you pronounce “title”?

“title” is pronounced /ˈtaɪtəl/ (TY-tuhl) in American English and /taɪtəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “tit”. Build it as TIT-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “title” have?

2: tit · le. The beat lands on the first, “tit”.

Is “title” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈtaɪtəl/ (TY-tuhl); British English says /taɪtəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “title” mean?

As a noun: a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with For example: “Title 8 provided federal help for schools” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “title”?

Stress the first syllable: TIT-le. “tit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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