English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Thousand Pronunciation
Thousand is pronounced THOW-zuhnd, IPA /ˈθaʊzən/.
THOW-zuhnd
US /ˈθaʊzən/ · UK /ˈθaʊzənd/
Syllables: THOW · zuhnd (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and determiner: The number 1000.
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Thousand in a Sentence
- A thousand copies sold in the first week.
- The repair came to nearly a thousand euros.
- She has said it a thousand times.
Common Mispronunciations of Thousand
Not THOO-zuhnd
Those letters ou give the ow of now, so the opening rhymes with how rather than with you.
Not THOW-suhnd
Let that s buzz into a z, as it does in thousands and in the middle of resign.
Tip: A thousand takes the article and five thousand never takes a plural s, unlike thousands of people.
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