thousand

/ˈθaʊzənd/

Syllables thou·sand

Stress THOU-sand

Phonics Breakdown

th

/θ/

voiceless th

ou

/aʊ/

ou diphth

s

/z/

voiced s

a

/ə/

schwa

nd

/nd/

ng sound

Meaning

the number 1,000

Sound Reference

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th=/θ/(think) + ou=/aʊ/(out) + s=/z/(rose) + a=/ə/(about) + nd=/nd/(hand)

Example

There are a thousand people in the hall.