How to pronounce trellis
Say it like TREL-us. Trellis has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (TREL).
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- TREL
- us
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Trellis pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- TRELSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
- usKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
American vs British pronunciation of trellis
American and British speakers say trellis in essentially the same way: /ˈtrɛləs/ in the US and /ˈtrɛləs/ in the UK.
British respelling: TREL-us.
What does trellis mean?
- An outdoor garden frame that can be used for partitioning a common area.
- An outdoor garden frame that can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants.
- A kind of graph, used in communication theory and encryption, whose nodes are ordered into vertical slices by time, with each node at each time connected to at least one node at an earlier and at least one node at a later time.
- To train or arrange (plants) so that they grow against a trellis.
Where does trellis come from?
From Middle English trelis, from Anglo-Norman treslis, from Old French treille (“arbor”), from Latin trichila (“arbor", "summer house”).
Words that rhyme with trellis
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of trellis.
Questions about saying trellis
How do you pronounce trellis?
Say TREL-us. The American pronunciation is /ˈtrɛləs/. In British English it is /ˈtrɛləs/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in trellis?
Trellis has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (TREL). Broken into parts: TREL · us.
Do Americans and Brits say trellis the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈtrɛləs/ and the British form is /ˈtrɛləs/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.