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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “bachelor”

“bachelor” is pronounced /ˈbætʃəlɚ/ (BA-chuh-luh) in American English and /batʃələ/ in British English, and /ˈbætʃlɚ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “bac”.
The sound

Say “bachelor” in 3 beats

Say it like this

bachelor

/ˈbætʃəlɚ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /batʃələ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. bacbæstress
  2. heltʃə
  3. orlɚ
IPA (American)
/ˈbætʃəlɚ/
IPA (British)
/batʃələ/
Also accepted
/ˈbætʃlɚ/
Respelling
BA-chuh-luh
Syllables
3 — BAC-hel-or
Stress
Stress the first syllable: BAC-hel-or. “bac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈbætʃəlɚ/

British

/batʃələ/

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Meaning

What “bachelor” means

  1. noun

    a man who has never been married

  2. noun

    a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon

  3. verb

    lead a bachelor's existence

Say it in a sentence

“He finished his bachelor degree while working nights.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
bbæshort atʃchəschwa×2ll

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Questions

“bachelor”, answered

How do you pronounce “bachelor”?

“bachelor” is pronounced /ˈbætʃəlɚ/ (BA-chuh-luh) in American English and /batʃələ/ in British English, and /ˈbætʃlɚ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “bac”. Build it as BAC-hel-or, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “bachelor” have?

3: bac · hel · or. The beat lands on the first, “bac”.

Is “bachelor” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈbætʃəlɚ/ (BA-chuh-luh); British English says /batʃələ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “bachelor” mean?

As a noun: a man who has never been married For example: “He finished his bachelor degree while working nights.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “bachelor”?

Stress the first syllable: BAC-hel-or. “bac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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