theatre

Other forms of theatre

plural

theatres·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about theatre

What does theatre mean?

theatre means "a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in theatre?

theatre has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈθiətɚ/.

What is another word for theatre?

Close synonyms include theater, house, dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is theatre a common word?

theatre is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with theatre?

1 word rhymes with theatre. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.