How to pronounce “two”
Say “two” in one beat
two
/tu/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tuː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- twotu
- IPA (American)
- /tu/
- IPA (British)
- /tuː/
- Respelling
- TOO
- Syllables
- 1 — two
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /tu/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/tu/
/tuː/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “two” means
- noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
- noun
one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
- adjective
being one more than one
“he received two messages”
Say it in a sentence
“We waited two hours for a train that never arrived.”“two”, answered
How do you pronounce “two”?
“two” is pronounced /tu/ (TOO) in American English and /tuː/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /tu/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “two” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /tu/ — a single beat.
Is “two” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /tu/ (TOO); British English says /tuː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “two” mean?
As a noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number For example: “We waited two hours for a train that never arrived.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “two”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /tu/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “two” 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.