How to pronounce “twitter”
Say “twitter” in 2 beats
/ˈtwɪtɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /twɪtə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- twittwɪstress
- tertɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtwɪtɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /twɪtə/
- Respelling
- TWI-tuh
- Syllables
- 2 — TWIT-ter
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TWIT-ter. “twit” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtwɪtɚ/
/twɪtə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “twitter” means
- noun
a series of chirps
- verb
make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
Say it in a sentence
“The trees were full of the twitter of sparrows at dawn.”“twitter”, answered
How do you pronounce “twitter”?
“twitter” is pronounced /ˈtwɪtɚ/ (TWI-tuh) in American English and /twɪtə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “twit”. Build it as TWIT-ter, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “twitter” have?
2: twit · ter. The beat lands on the first, “twit”.
Is “twitter” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtwɪtɚ/ (TWI-tuh); British English says /twɪtə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “twitter” mean?
As a noun: a series of chirps For example: “The trees were full of the twitter of sparrows at dawn.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “twitter”?
Stress the first syllable: TWIT-ter. “twit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “twitter” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.