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Theatre Pronunciation
Theatre is pronounced THEE-uh-ter, IPA /ˈθiətɝ/.
THEE-uh-ter
US /ˈθiətɝ/ · UK /ˈθiətə/
Syllables: THEE · uh · ter (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A building where plays are performed, or the art of staging them.
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Theatre in a Sentence
- The theatre on the corner has been shut for years.
- She has worked in theatre since leaving college.
- We booked a theatre for the Saturday reading.
Common Mispronunciations of Theatre
Not THEE-uh-truh
Those last two letters are read as er, not as ruh. Centre, metre and litre all reverse the same way.
Not thee-A-ter
Three beats with the first one loud, and the uh in the middle stays colourless. Theatrical is the word that moves the weight across.
Tip: Theatre and theater are one word with two spellings, British and American, and neither spelling changes the sound.
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