English pronunciation · Words Starting with N
Nature Pronunciation
Nature is pronounced NAY-cher, IPA /ˈneɪtʃɝ/.
NAY-cher
US /ˈneɪtʃɝ/ · UK /ˈneɪtʃə/
Syllables: NAY · cher (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The physical world of plants, animals, and landscape, or the essential character of a person or thing.
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Nature in a Sentence
- A walk in nature clears his head.
- It is not in her nature to keep quiet about it.
- The nature of the complaint was never explained.
Common Mispronunciations of Nature
Not NA-choor
The first vowel is the long ay of name, not the short a of cat. Natural has the short vowel, which is why the pair looks inconsistent.
Not NAY-tyoor
The t and the u merge into a ch sound in modern English. Keeping them separate sounds like a careful recitation rather than speech.
Tip: Rhyme it with fracture and stature: the ending is cher in all three.
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