English pronunciation
How to pronounce “themselves”
Phonetic spelling
thuhm-SELVZ
IPA /ðəmˈsɛɫvz/
Syllable stress
them·selves
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “themselves”?
t h e m s e l v e s
“themselves” is spelled T-H-E-M-S-E-L-V-E-S. It is pronounced thuhm-SELVZ, 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
They made dinner themselves.
The children can get dressed by themselves.