How to pronounce “conscience”
Say “conscience” in 2 beats
conscience
/ˈkɑnʃəns/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈkɒnʃəns/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kɑnkɑnstress
- ʃənsʃəns
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɑnʃəns/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈkɒnʃəns/
- Respelling
- KON-shuhns
- Syllables
- 2 — KⱭN-ʃəns
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: KⱭN-ʃəns. “kɑn” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkɑnʃəns/
/ˈkɒnʃəns/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “conscience” goes wrong
- Often heard
“con-SCIENCE”
the -science here is a single shuhns: KON-shuhns
What “conscience” means
- noun
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
- noun
conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
“a person of unflagging conscience”
- noun
a feeling of shame when you do something immoral
“he has no conscience about his cruelty”
Say it in a sentence
“His conscience would not let him keep the money he found.”“conscience”, answered
How do you pronounce “conscience”?
“conscience” is pronounced /ˈkɑnʃəns/ (KON-shuhns) in American English and /ˈkɒnʃəns/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “kɑn”. Build it as KⱭN-ʃəns, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “conscience” have?
2: kɑn · ʃəns. The beat lands on the first, “kɑn”.
Is “conscience” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɑnʃəns/ (KON-shuhns); British English says /ˈkɒnʃəns/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “conscience” mean?
As a noun: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions For example: “His conscience would not let him keep the money he found.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “conscience”?
Stress the first syllable: KⱭN-ʃəns. “kɑn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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