How to pronounce “turbulence”
Say “turbulence” in 3 beats
turbulence
/ˈtɝbjələns/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɜːbjʊləns/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- tɝtɝstress
- bjəbjə
- lənsləns
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtɝbjələns/
- IPA (British)
- /tɜːbjʊləns/
- Respelling
- TUR-byuh-luhns
- Syllables
- 3 — Tɝ-bjə-ləns
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Tɝ-bjə-ləns. “tɝ” 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
/ˈtɝbjələns/
/tɜːbjʊləns/
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What “turbulence” means
- noun
unstable flow of a liquid or gas
- noun
instability in the atmosphere
- noun
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
“the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence”
Say it in a sentence
“Turbulence over the mountains spilled coffee across half the cabin.”“turbulence”, answered
How do you pronounce “turbulence”?
“turbulence” is pronounced /ˈtɝbjələns/ (TUR-byuh-luhns) in American English and /tɜːbjʊləns/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “tɝ”. Build it as Tɝ-bjə-ləns, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “turbulence” have?
3: tɝ · bjə · ləns. The beat lands on the first, “tɝ”.
Is “turbulence” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtɝbjələns/ (TUR-byuh-luhns); British English says /tɜːbjʊləns/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “turbulence” mean?
As a noun: unstable flow of a liquid or gas For example: “Turbulence over the mountains spilled coffee across half the cabin.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “turbulence”?
Stress the first syllable: Tɝ-bjə-ləns. “tɝ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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