To pronounce "across", say acr-OSS — 2 syllables, IPA /əˈkɹɔs/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/əˈkɹɔs/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/əkɹˈɒs/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
Break "across" into 2 beats and lean on "OSS" — that's the stressed one. It rhymes with cross and gloss, if that helps it stick.
noun
“I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.”
adverb
“she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across”
“If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?”
preposition
“Fortunately, there was a bridge across the river.”
“That store is across the street.”
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Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Across" has 2 syllables: acr · oss.
The IPA transcription of "across" is /əˈkɹɔs/.
Across: (crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
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