English pronunciation
How to pronounce “terrible”
Phonetic spelling
TAIR-uh-buhl
IPA /ˈtɛɹəbəɫ/
Syllable stress
tair·uh·buhl
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “terrible”?
t e r r i b l e
“terrible” is spelled T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E. It is pronounced TAIR-uh-buhl, 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
The weather has been terrible this week.
I made a terrible mistake on the test.