English pronunciation
How to pronounce “battle”
Phonetic spelling
BAT-uhl
IPA /ˈbætəɫ/
Syllable stress
bat·tle
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “battle”?
b a t t l e
“battle” is spelled B-A-T-T-L-E. It is pronounced BAT-uhl, 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
I had to battle traffic on my way to work.
We watched a movie about a battle.