English pronunciation
How to pronounce “across”
Phonetic spelling
uh-KRAWS
IPA /əˈkɹɔs/
Syllable stress
uh·kraws
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “across”?
a c r o s s
“across” is spelled A-C-R-O-S-S. It is pronounced uh-KRAWS, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
She walked across the street to the coffee shop.
The store is just across from the library.