How to pronounce splat
Say it like SPLAT. Splat is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- SPLAT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Splat pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SPLATSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
American vs British pronunciation of splat
American and British speakers say splat in essentially the same way: /splæt/ in the US and /splæt/ in the UK.
British respelling: SPLAT.
What does splat mean?
- The narrow wooden center piece of a chair back.
- The sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface.“I didn't see the egg fall, but I heard the splat when it hit the floor.”
- The irregular shape of a viscous liquid or soft solid which has hit a solid surface.“The canvas was covered by seemingly careless splats of paint.”
- The Command key on an Apple Macintosh.
- To hit a flat surface and deform into an irregular shape.“The egg splatted onto the floor.”
- To splatter.“She splatted the roach with her shoe.”
- To combine different textures by applying an alpha channel map to the higher levels, revealing the layers underneath where the map is partially or completely transparent.
Where does splat come from?
From earlier splat (“to spread flat”), from Middle English splatten, splaten (“to stretch out, extend", also "to split”).
Words that rhyme with splat
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of splat.
Questions about saying splat
How do you pronounce splat?
Say SPLAT. The American pronunciation is /splæt/. In British English it is /splæt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in splat?
Splat is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SPLAT.
Do Americans and Brits say splat the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /splæt/ and the British form is /splæt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.