English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Tortoise Pronunciation
Tortoise is pronounced TAWR-tuhs, IPA /ˈtɔrtəs/.
TAWR-tuhs
US /ˈtɔrtəs/ · UK /ˈtɔːtəs/
Syllables: TAWR · tuhs (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A slow-moving land reptile with a hard domed shell.
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Tortoise in a Sentence
- The tortoise sleeps through most of the winter.
- A tortoise can outlive the family that keeps it.
- We found the tortoise under the hedge again.
Common Mispronunciations of Tortoise
Not TAWR-toyz
Those four closing letters give one weak tuhs, so the word ends like porpoise and nothing like noise.
Not tawr-TOYS
TAWR takes the beat, and there is nothing in the ending to push.
Tip: Tortoise and porpoise both bury the oise under a murmur, while poise and noise keep it out in the open.
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