English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Bathroom Pronunciation
Bathroom is pronounced BATH-room, IPA /ˈbæˌθrum/.
BATH-room
US /ˈbæˌθrum/ · UK /ˈbɑːθruːm/
Syllables: BATH · room (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A room with a bath or a shower, and in American use any room with a lavatory.
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Bathroom in a Sentence
- The bathroom is at the top of the stairs.
- They retiled the bathroom last spring.
- Ask where the bathroom is if you need it.
Common Mispronunciations of Bathroom
Not ba-THROOM
Break the word after the th, because this is bath plus room and the join falls between them.
Not BATH-roo-uhm
Keep room to one beat, the same single oo it has when it stands alone.
Tip: Southern England says BAHTH-room with a long ah and Americans say BATH-room with the a of cat.
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