How to pronounce “tortilla”
Say “tortilla” in 3 beats
tortilla
/tɔɹˈtiə/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɔːˈtiːə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- tortɔɹ
- tiltistress
- laə
- IPA (American)
- /tɔɹˈtiə/
- IPA (British)
- /tɔːˈtiːə/
- Respelling
- tor-TEE-uh
- Syllables
- 3 — tor-TIL-la
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: tor-TIL-la. “til” 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
American and British are not the same here
/tɔɹˈtiə/
/tɔːˈtiːə/
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Where “tortilla” goes wrong
- Often heard
“tor-TILL-uh”
the double l in Spanish is a y sound, so it becomes tor-TEE-uh
What “tortilla” means
- noun
thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
Say it in a sentence
“He warmed a tortilla in the pan for about twenty seconds.”“tortilla”, answered
How do you pronounce “tortilla”?
“tortilla” is pronounced /tɔɹˈtiə/ (tor-TEE-uh) in American English and /tɔːˈtiːə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “til”. Build it as tor-TIL-la, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “tortilla” have?
3: tor · til · la. The beat lands on the second, “til”.
Is “tortilla” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /tɔɹˈtiə/ (tor-TEE-uh); British English says /tɔːˈtiːə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “tortilla” mean?
As a noun: thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour For example: “He warmed a tortilla in the pan for about twenty seconds.”
Where is the stress in “tortilla”?
Stress the second syllable: tor-TIL-la. “til” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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