US English pronunciation

How to pronounce temperature

temperature

/ˈtɛmprətʃɚ/

TEM-pruh-cher 3 syllables · stress on the capitals

Say “temperature”

The trap

Four syllables on paper, usually three in speech. The ending is “cher”, not “ture”.

Tip. Say “temp”, then “ruh-cher”, with the stress at the start.

Say it in a sentence

  1. The temperature dropped overnight. Practice
  2. Can you check the temperature? Practice

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