How to pronounce “hospital”
Say “hospital” in 3 beats
hospital
/ˈhɑˌspɪtəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /hɒspɪtəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- hoshɑstress
- pitspɪ
- altəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈhɑˌspɪtəl/
- IPA (British)
- /hɒspɪtəl/
- Respelling
- HAH-spi-tuhl
- Syllables
- 3 — HOS-pit-al
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: HOS-pit-al. “hos” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall 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
/ˈhɑˌspɪtəl/
/hɒspɪtəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “hospital” means
- noun
a health facility where patients receive treatment
- noun
a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care
Say it in a sentence
“He spent two nights in the hospital after the accident.”“hospital”, answered
How do you pronounce “hospital”?
“hospital” is pronounced /ˈhɑˌspɪtəl/ (HAH-spi-tuhl) in American English and /hɒspɪtəl/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “hos”. Build it as HOS-pit-al, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “hospital” have?
3: hos · pit · al. The beat lands on the first, “hos”.
Is “hospital” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈhɑˌspɪtəl/ (HAH-spi-tuhl); British English says /hɒspɪtəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “hospital” mean?
As a noun: a health facility where patients receive treatment For example: “He spent two nights in the hospital after the accident.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “hospital”?
Stress the first syllable: HOS-pit-al. “hos” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “hospital” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.