How to pronounce landscape
Say it like LAND-skayp. Landscape has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (LAND).
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- LAND
- skayp
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Landscape pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- LANDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
- skaypGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ay" in day.
American vs British pronunciation of landscape
American and British speakers say landscape in essentially the same way: /ˈlændˌskeɪp/ in the US and /ˈlændˌskeɪp/ in the UK.
British respelling: LAND-skayp.
What does landscape mean?
- an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
- painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery
- a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery
- embellish with plants“Let's landscape the yard”
- do landscape gardening“My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living”
Where does landscape come from?
From an alteration (due to Dutch landschap) of earlier landskip, lantschip, from Middle English *landschippe, *landschapp, from Old English landsċipe, landsċeap (“region, district, tract of land”); in some senses from Dutch landschap (“regi
Questions about saying landscape
How do you pronounce landscape?
Say LAND-skayp. The American pronunciation is /ˈlændˌskeɪp/. In British English it is /ˈlændˌskeɪp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in landscape?
Landscape has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (LAND). Broken into parts: LAND · skayp.
Do Americans and Brits say landscape the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈlændˌskeɪp/ and the British form is /ˈlændˌskeɪp/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.