How to pronounce stride
Say it like STRYDE. Stride is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
- STRYDE
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Stride pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- STRYDESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
American vs British pronunciation of stride
American and British speakers say stride in essentially the same way: /straɪd/ in the US and /straɪd/ in the UK.
British respelling: STRYDE.
What does stride mean?
- To walk with long steps.
- To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.
- To pass over at a step; to step over.
- A long step in walking.“She set off with a purposeful stride.”
- The distance covered by a long step.
- The number of memory locations between successive elements in an array, pixels in a bitmap, etc.
Where does stride come from?
From Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan (“stride”), from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną.
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with stride
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of stride.
Questions about saying stride
How do you pronounce stride?
Say STRYDE. The American pronunciation is /straɪd/. In British English it is /straɪd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in stride?
Stride is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: STRYDE.
Do Americans and Brits say stride the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /straɪd/ and the British form is /straɪd/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.