How to pronounce “cosmopolitan”
Say “cosmopolitan” in 5 beats
cosmopolitan
/ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɒzməpɒlɪtən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- coskɑz
- mopmə
- olpɑstress
- itlə
- antən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən/
- IPA (British)
- /kɒzməpɒlɪtən/
- Respelling
- kahz-muh-PAH-luh-tuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — cos-mop-OL-it-an
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: cos-mop-OL-it-an. “ol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən/
/kɒzməpɒlɪtən/
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What “cosmopolitan” means
- noun
a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
- adjective
growing or occurring in many parts of the world
“a cosmopolitan herb”
- adjective
composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests; - T.B. Macaulay
“his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds”
Say it in a sentence
“Her uncle is a cosmopolitan who has lived in nine countries.”“cosmopolitan”, answered
How do you pronounce “cosmopolitan”?
“cosmopolitan” is pronounced /ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən/ (kahz-muh-PAH-luh-tuhn) in American English and /kɒzməpɒlɪtən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “ol”. Build it as cos-mop-OL-it-an, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “cosmopolitan” have?
5: cos · mop · ol · it · an. The beat lands on the third, “ol”.
Is “cosmopolitan” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən/ (kahz-muh-PAH-luh-tuhn); British English says /kɒzməpɒlɪtən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “cosmopolitan” mean?
As a noun: a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries For example: “Her uncle is a cosmopolitan who has lived in nine countries.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “cosmopolitan”?
Stress the third syllable: cos-mop-OL-it-an. “ol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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