How to pronounce street
Say it like STREET. Street is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
- STREET
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Street pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- STREETSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of street
American and British speakers say street in essentially the same way: /strit/ in the US and /striːt/ in the UK.
British respelling: STREET.
What does street mean?
- A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.“Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right.”
- A road as above, but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.“I live on the street down from Joyce Avenue.”
- The roads that run perpendicular to avenues in a grid layout.
- Having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends.
- To build or equip with streets.
- To eject; to throw onto the streets.
- To heavily defeat.
Where does street come from?
Cognate with Scots stret, strete, streit (“street”), North Frisian Straat, stroot, struat (“street”) (North Frisian forms are borrowed from Middle Low German strâte), Saterland Frisian Sträite (“street”), West Frisian strjitte (“street”), B
Similar and opposite words
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Words that rhyme with street
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of street.
Words that sound like street
Questions about saying street
How do you pronounce street?
Say STREET. The American pronunciation is /strit/. In British English it is /striːt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in street?
Street is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: STREET.
Do Americans and Brits say street the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /strit/ and the British form is /striːt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.
What words sound the same as street?
Street sounds the same as st in American English. The spelling and meaning are what tell them apart.