how to pronounce thousand

/ˈθaʊzənd/

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thousand is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of thousand in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a story of two thousand words or so on …”

meanings of thousand

numeral:

A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10^3.

thousand frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word thousand occurs in english on average 34.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.