How to pronounce “college”
Say “college” in 2 beats
college
/ˈkɑlɪdʒ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɒlɪdʒ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kɑkɑstress
- lɪdʒlɪdʒ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɑlɪdʒ/
- IPA (British)
- /kɒlɪdʒ/
- Respelling
- KAH-lij
- Syllables
- 2 — KⱭ-lɪdʒ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: KⱭ-lɪdʒ. “kɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkɑlɪdʒ/
/kɒlɪdʒ/
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What “college” means
- noun
the body of faculty and students of a college
- noun
an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
- noun
a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed
Say it in a sentence
“She studied biology at college before becoming a nurse.”“college”, answered
How do you pronounce “college”?
“college” is pronounced /ˈkɑlɪdʒ/ (KAH-lij) in American English and /kɒlɪdʒ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “kɑ”. Build it as KⱭ-lɪdʒ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “college” have?
2: kɑ · lɪdʒ. The beat lands on the first, “kɑ”.
Is “college” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɑlɪdʒ/ (KAH-lij); British English says /kɒlɪdʒ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “college” mean?
As a noun: the body of faculty and students of a college For example: “She studied biology at college before becoming a nurse.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “college”?
Stress the first syllable: KⱭ-lɪdʒ. “kɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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