How to pronounce “auspicious”
Say “auspicious” in 3 beats
auspicious
/ɑˈspɪʃəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɔːspɪʃəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ausɑ
- picspɪstress
- iousʃəs
- IPA (American)
- /ɑˈspɪʃəs/
- IPA (British)
- /ɔːspɪʃəs/
- Respelling
- ah-SPI-shuhs
- Syllables
- 3 — aus-PIC-ious
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: aus-PIC-ious. “pic” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɑˈspɪʃəs/
/ɔːspɪʃəs/
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What “auspicious” means
- adjective
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
“an auspicious beginning for the campaign”
Say it in a sentence
“Clear skies made an auspicious start to the sailing season.”“auspicious”, answered
How do you pronounce “auspicious”?
“auspicious” is pronounced /ɑˈspɪʃəs/ (ah-SPI-shuhs) in American English and /ɔːspɪʃəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “pic”. Build it as aus-PIC-ious, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “auspicious” have?
3: aus · pic · ious. The beat lands on the second, “pic”.
Is “auspicious” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɑˈspɪʃəs/ (ah-SPI-shuhs); British English says /ɔːspɪʃəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “auspicious” mean?
As an adjective: auguring favorable circumstances and good luck For example: “an auspicious beginning for the campaign”
Where is the stress in “auspicious”?
Stress the second syllable: aus-PIC-ious. “pic” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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