How to pronounce “mentorship”
Say “mentorship” in 3 beats
mentorship
/ˈmɛnˌtɔɹʃɪp/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈmɛntəʃɪp/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- menmɛnstress
- torstɔɹ
- hipʃɪp
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmɛnˌtɔɹʃɪp/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈmɛntəʃɪp/
- Respelling
- MEN-tor-ship
- Syllables
- 3 — MEN-tors-hip
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MEN-tors-hip. “men” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmɛnˌtɔɹʃɪp/
/ˈmɛntəʃɪp/
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Where “mentorship” goes wrong
- Often heard
“men-TOR-ship”
the stress is on MEN, the first syllable
What “mentorship” means
- noun
the guidance an experienced person gives someone learning a role, or the arrangement that provides it
Say it in a sentence
“The mentorship ran for six months and changed her career.”“mentorship”, answered
How do you pronounce “mentorship”?
“mentorship” is pronounced /ˈmɛnˌtɔɹʃɪp/ (MEN-tor-ship) in American English and /ˈmɛntəʃɪp/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “men”. Build it as MEN-tors-hip, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “mentorship” have?
3: men · tors · hip. The beat lands on the first, “men”.
Is “mentorship” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmɛnˌtɔɹʃɪp/ (MEN-tor-ship); British English says /ˈmɛntəʃɪp/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “mentorship” mean?
As a noun: the guidance an experienced person gives someone learning a role, or the arrangement that provides it For example: “The mentorship ran for six months and changed her career.”
Where is the stress in “mentorship”?
Stress the first syllable: MEN-tors-hip. “men” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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