English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cattle Pronunciation
Cattle is pronounced KA-tuhl, IPA /ˈkætəl/.
KA-tuhl
US /ˈkætəl/ · UK /ˈkætəl/
Syllables: KA · tuhl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural): Cows and bulls kept on a farm for their milk, meat, or hides.
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Cattle in a Sentence
- The cattle were moved to higher ground before the flood.
- He runs about two hundred head of cattle on the valley floor.
- Cattle graze on the slope behind the barn every summer.
Common Mispronunciations of Cattle
Not KA-suhl
Cattle has a t in the middle and castle does not. Tap the t, even lightly, or the word turns into a building.
Not KAY-tuhl
Keep that opening a flat, as in cat and hat. A long ay would give you kettle's cousin rather than the animal.
Tip: In American speech the double t softens into a quick tap that sounds close to a d, so cattle comes out near CAD-uhl. That is normal, but the tongue still touches where a t would.
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