tremendous

/trəˈmendəs/

Syllables tre·men·dous

Stress tre-MEN-dous

Phonics Breakdown

tre

/trə/

schwa

men

/men/

short e

dous

/dəs/

schwa

Meaning

very great in amount, scale, or intensity

Sound Reference

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tre=/trə/(tremble) + men=/men/(men) + dous=/dəs/(famous)

Example

She made tremendous progress this year.