How to pronounce “scholarship”
Say “scholarship” in 3 beats
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.
- scholskɑstress
- arslɚ
- 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/
/skɒləʃɪp/
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What “scholarship” means
- noun
financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
- noun
profound scholarly knowledge
Say it in a sentence
“A scholarship covered her fees for the first two years.”“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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