How to pronounce “biscuit”
Say “biscuit” in 2 beats
biscuit
/ˈbɪskɪt/
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- bisbɪstress
- cuitskɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈbɪskɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈbɪskɪt/
- Respelling
- BISS-kit
- Syllables
- 2 — BIS-cuit
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: BIS-cuit. “bis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Where “biscuit” goes wrong
- Often heard
“biss-KWIT”
the ui is a short i: BISS-kit
What “biscuit” means
- noun
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
- noun
any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
Say it in a sentence
“He dipped a biscuit in his tea and lost half of it.”The sounds inside this word
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“biscuit”, answered
How do you pronounce “biscuit”?
“biscuit” is pronounced /ˈbɪskɪt/ (BISS-kit) — 2 syllables, stressed on “bis”. Build it as BIS-cuit, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “biscuit” have?
2: bis · cuit. The beat lands on the first, “bis”.
What does “biscuit” mean?
As a noun: small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda For example: “He dipped a biscuit in his tea and lost half of it.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “biscuit”?
Stress the first syllable: BIS-cuit. “bis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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