Pattern word guide

How do you spell and pronounce pattern?

Pattern is spelled P-A-T-T-E-R-N and is commonly pronounced PAT-ern.

Spelling, sound, and meaning

The stress falls on the first syllable: PAT-ern. In design, a pattern is an arrangement of shapes, colors, or motifs that may repeat. A seamless pattern is a special kind whose opposite edges join without a visible break. The plural is patterns, spelled P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S.

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