How to pronounce “sample”
Say “sample” in 2 beats
sample
/ˈsæmpəl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sampəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sampsæmstress
- lepəl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsæmpəl/
- IPA (British)
- /sampəl/
- Respelling
- SAM-puhl
- Syllables
- 2 — SAMP-le
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SAMP-le. “samp” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsæmpəl/
/sampəl/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “sample” means
- noun
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
- noun
items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- noun
all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
Say it in a sentence
“A small sample was sent away for testing.”“sample”, answered
How do you pronounce “sample”?
“sample” is pronounced /ˈsæmpəl/ (SAM-puhl) in American English and /sampəl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “samp”. Build it as SAMP-le, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “sample” have?
2: samp · le. The beat lands on the first, “samp”.
Is “sample” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsæmpəl/ (SAM-puhl); British English says /sampəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “sample” mean?
As a noun: a small part of something intended as representative of the whole For example: “A small sample was sent away for testing.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sample”?
Stress the first syllable: SAMP-le. “samp” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “sample” 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.