English pronunciation
How to pronounce “thousand”
Phonetic spelling
THOW-zənd
IPA /ˈθaʊzən/
Syllable stress
thou·zand
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “thousand”?
t h o u s a n d
“thousand” is spelled T-H-O-U-S-A-N-D. It is pronounced THOW-zənd, 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 need a thousand dollars to pay for the repairs.
There were thousands of people at the concert.