How to Pronounce Twenty-one

To pronounce "twenty-one", say TWENTY-on-e — 3 syllables, IPA /ˌtwɛntiˈwɒn/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

twenty-one

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

Practice: Record & Compare

Record yourself saying twenty-one, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.

3

Syllables

10

Letters

/ˌtwɛntiˈwɒn/

IPA

💡 Tip for remembering “twenty-one”

"twenty-one" has 3 syllables: twenty-on-e.

What does twenty-one mean?

noun

  1. Blackjack.
  2. A basketball-based game in which players attempt to score exactly twenty-one points.

numeral

  1. The cardinal number occurring after twenty and before twenty-two, represented in Roman numerals as XXI and in Arabic numerals as 21.

Synonyms

21Arabic numeralsRoman numeralsXXIeleventeenone and twenty

Related words

blackjackvingt-et-uncardinalxxitwentytwenty-firsttwenty-ninestiff

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "twenty-one"?▾

"Twenty-one" has 3 syllables: twenty · on · e.

What is the IPA transcription of "twenty-one"?▾

The IPA transcription of "twenty-one" is /ˌtwɛntiˈwɒn/.

What does "twenty-one" mean?▾

Twenty-one: Blackjack.

Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?

Open “twenty-one” in the full dictionary →