Pronunciation

How to pronounce “scholarship

“scholarship” is pronounced /ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/ (SKAH-luh-ship) in American English and /skɒləʃɪp/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “schol”.
The sound

Say “scholarship” in 3 beats

Say it like this

scholarship

/ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/

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

3 beats
  1. scholskɑstress
  2. ars
  3. hipʃɪp
IPA (American)
/ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/
IPA (British)
/skɒləʃɪp/
Respelling
SKAH-luh-ship
Syllables
3 — SCHOL-ars-hip
Stress
Stress the first syllable: SCHOL-ars-hip. “schol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/

British

/skɒləʃɪp/

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Meaning

What “scholarship” means

  1. noun

    financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

  2. noun

    profound scholarly knowledge

Say it in a sentence

A scholarship covered her fees for the first two years.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them

Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.

Questions

scholarship”, answered

How do you pronounce “scholarship”?

“scholarship” is pronounced /ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/ (SKAH-luh-ship) in American English and /skɒləʃɪp/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “schol”. Build it as SCHOL-ars-hip, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “scholarship” have?

3: schol · ars · hip. The beat lands on the first, “schol”.

Is “scholarship” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/ (SKAH-luh-ship); British English says /skɒləʃɪp/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “scholarship” mean?

As a noun: financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit For example: “A scholarship covered her fees for the first two years.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “scholarship”?

Stress the first syllable: SCHOL-ars-hip. “schol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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