How to Pronounce "thousand"
word
/ˈθaʊzən/, /ˈθaʊzənd/
THOW-zuhn, THOW-zuhnd
/θˈaʊzənd/
THOW-zuhnd
Definition
The number 1,000; equal to ten hundreds. Used to describe a large quantity or an exact number.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈθaʊzən/, /ˈθaʊzənd/
British English
/θˈaʊzənd/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
THOW-zuhn, THOW-zuhnd
UK
THOW-zuhnd
Listen in Context
There are thousand books in the library.
It felt like a thousand degrees outside yesterday.
He won thousand dollars in the lottery.
A thousand people attended the concert.