How to pronounce floor
Say it like FLOR. Floor is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- FLOR
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Floor pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FLORSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
American vs British pronunciation of floor
- Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.
British respelling: FLAW.
What does floor mean?
- the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)“they needed rugs to cover the bare floors”“we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent”
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale“what level is the office on?”
- a lower limit“the government established a wage floor”
- surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off“I was floored when I heard that I was promoted”
- knock down with force“He decked his opponent”
Where does floor come from?
Cognate with Scots flair, fluir (“floor”), Saterland Frisian Floor (“floor”), Dutch vloer (“floor”), German Flur (“corridor, hall, hallway, stairwell”), Limburgish Vlǫǫr (“floor”), Low German Floor (“hallway or entrance to a house”), Luxemb
Words that rhyme with floor
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of floor.
Questions about saying floor
How do you pronounce floor?
Say FLOR. The American pronunciation is /flɔr/. In British English it is /flɔː/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in floor?
Floor is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FLOR.
Is floor pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /flɔː/ (FLAW).