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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “travel”

“travel” is pronounced /ˈtɹævəl/ (TRA-vuhl) in American English and /tɹavəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “trav”.
The sound

Say “travel” in 2 beats

Say it like this

travel

/ˈtɹævəl/

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

2 beats
  1. travtɹæstress
  2. elvəl
IPA (American)
/ˈtɹævəl/
IPA (British)
/tɹavəl/
Respelling
TRA-vuhl
Syllables
2 — TRAV-el
Stress
Stress the first syllable: TRAV-el. “trav” 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

/ˈtɹævəl/

British

/tɹavəl/

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Meaning

What “travel” means

  1. noun

    the act of going from one place to another

    “he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel”

  2. noun

    a movement through space that changes the location of something

  3. noun

    self-propelled movement

Say it in a sentence

“They plan to travel through Europe again next summer.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ttɹræshort avvəschwall

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Questions

“travel”, answered

How do you pronounce “travel”?

“travel” is pronounced /ˈtɹævəl/ (TRA-vuhl) in American English and /tɹavəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “trav”. Build it as TRAV-el, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “travel” have?

2: trav · el. The beat lands on the first, “trav”.

Is “travel” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈtɹævəl/ (TRA-vuhl); British English says /tɹavəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “travel” mean?

As a noun: the act of going from one place to another For example: “he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “travel”?

Stress the first syllable: TRAV-el. “trav” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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