English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Tremendous Pronunciation
Tremendous is pronounced truh-MEN-duhs, IPA /trəˈmɛndəs/.
truh-MEN-duhs
US /trəˈmɛndəs/ · UK /trəˈmɛndəs/
Syllables: truh · MEN · duhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Very great in size, amount, or effect.
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Tremendous in a Sentence
- She put in a tremendous amount of work.
- A tremendous crash came from somewhere upstairs.
- The response has been tremendous.
Common Mispronunciations of Tremendous
Not TRE-muhn-duhs
MEN in the middle is the loud beat, with truh in front of it reduced almost to nothing.
Not truh-MEN-dyoos
That ous ending is a flat duhs, the same quiet close enormous and famous take.
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