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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “freshman”

“freshman” is pronounced /ˈfɹɛʃmən/ (FRESH-muhn) in American English and /fɹɛʃmən/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “fresh”.
The sound

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freshman

/ˈfɹɛʃmən/

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

2 beats
  1. freshfɹɛʃstress
  2. manmən
IPA (American)
/ˈfɹɛʃmən/
IPA (British)
/fɹɛʃmən/
Respelling
FRESH-muhn
Syllables
2 — FRESH-man
Stress
Stress the first syllable: FRESH-man. “fresh” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈfɹɛʃmən/

British

/fɹɛʃmən/

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Meaning

What “freshman” means

  1. noun

    a first-year undergraduate

  2. noun

    any new participant in some activity

  3. adjective

    used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college)

    “a freshman senator”

Say it in a sentence

“As a freshman he joined every club and finished none.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ffɹrɛshort eʃshmməschwann

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Questions

“freshman”, answered

How do you pronounce “freshman”?

“freshman” is pronounced /ˈfɹɛʃmən/ (FRESH-muhn) in American English and /fɹɛʃmən/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “fresh”. Build it as FRESH-man, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “freshman” have?

2: fresh · man. The beat lands on the first, “fresh”.

Is “freshman” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈfɹɛʃmən/ (FRESH-muhn); British English says /fɹɛʃmən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “freshman” mean?

As a noun: a first-year undergraduate For example: “As a freshman he joined every club and finished none.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “freshman”?

Stress the first syllable: FRESH-man. “fresh” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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