How to Pronounce Levels

To pronounce "levels", say LEV-els — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllables

Letters

LEV-els

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"levels" has 2 syllables: lev-els. It rhymes with bevels and revels, if that helps it stick.

noun

A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
“Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.”
A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
“By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor.”

verb

To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
“You can level the table by turning the pads that screw into the feet.”
To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
“The hurricane leveled the forest.”

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How many syllables are in "levels"?▾

"Levels" has 2 syllables: lev · els.

What does "levels" mean?▾

Levels: A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.

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