To pronounce "continuum", say CONT-in-uum — 3 syllables, IPA /kənˈtɪnjuəm/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
continuum
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Syllable by syllable — tap each one
Record yourself saying continuum, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
3
Syllables
9
Letters
/kənˈtɪnjuəm/
IPA
"continuum" has 3 syllables: cont-in-uum.
noun
Real example sentences from Tatoeba (CC-BY) — tap to hear each one, or see it used on YouGlish.
"Continuum" has 3 syllables: cont · in · uum.
The IPA transcription of "continuum" is /kənˈtɪnjuəm/.
Continuum: A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “continuum” in the full dictionary →