English pronunciation
How to pronounce “measure”
Phonetic spelling
MEH-zhur
IPA /ˈmɛʒɝ/
Syllable stress
meh·zhur
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “measure”?
m e a s u r e
“measure” is spelled M-E-A-S-U-R-E. It is pronounced MEH-zhur, 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
Could you measure the length of this table?
We need to take measures to prevent accidents.