Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

movie theater

/ˈmuvi ˌθi.ətɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
movie the-ater
IPA
/ˈmuvi ˌθi.ətɚ/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A building where movies are shown to an audience; a cinema.

American usage

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmuvi ˌθi.ətɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

movie theaters (plural) movie theatre (alternative)

Phrases

movie theater butter

Synonyms

moving-picture theater theater cinema movie theatre movie house picture palace

Questions

How do you pronounce movie theater?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmuvi ˌθi.ətɚ/.
What does movie theater mean?
A building where movies are shown to an audience; a cinema.

How to pronounce movie theater

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “movie theater”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈmuvi ˌθi.ətɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “movie theater” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.