How to pronounce bland
Say it like BLAND. Bland is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- BLAND
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Bland pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BLANDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of bland
American and British speakers say bland in essentially the same way: /blænd/ in the US and /blænd/ in the UK.
British respelling: BLAND.
What does bland mean?
- lacking taste or flavor or tang“a bland diet”“insipid hospital food”
- lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting“a bland little drama”“a flat joke”
- smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication“he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage”“the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error”
Where does bland come from?
Borrowed from Latin blandus (“pleasant”).
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with bland
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of bland.
Questions about saying bland
How do you pronounce bland?
Say BLAND. The American pronunciation is /blænd/. In British English it is /blænd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in bland?
Bland is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BLAND.
Do Americans and Brits say bland the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /blænd/ and the British form is /blænd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.