The Center for Confident American English Communication

American English numbers are not always pronounced the way they are written. For example, when Americans say the numbers thirty, forty ,fifty and so on…. the t in those words is pronounced more like a d. This sound is called the flap or the tapped t and the IPA symbol is /ɾ/. When they say

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In spoken American English many numbers sound very similar. In order to pronounce numbers clearly you must pay attention to syllable stress, the sound of the “t” and word endings.  Here are a few rules you can use to help you. 1. Tens numbers have major stress on the first syllable. Say the first syllable

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