How to pronounce “scissors”
Say “scissors” in 2 beats
scissors
/ˈsɪzɚz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈsɪzəz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- scissɪstress
- sorszɚz
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsɪzɚz/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈsɪzəz/
- Respelling
- SIZ-urz
- Syllables
- 2 — SCIS-sors
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SCIS-sors. “scis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsɪzɚz/
/ˈsɪzəz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “scissors” goes wrong
- Often heard
“SKISS-ors”
the first c is silent and the double s is a z: SIZ-urz
What “scissors” means
- noun
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
- noun
a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
- noun
a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move
Say it in a sentence
“These scissors are too blunt to cut through thick paper.”“scissors”, answered
How do you pronounce “scissors”?
“scissors” is pronounced /ˈsɪzɚz/ (SIZ-urz) in American English and /ˈsɪzəz/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “scis”. Build it as SCIS-sors, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “scissors” have?
2: scis · sors. The beat lands on the first, “scis”.
Is “scissors” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsɪzɚz/ (SIZ-urz); British English says /ˈsɪzəz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “scissors” mean?
As a noun: an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades For example: “These scissors are too blunt to cut through thick paper.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “scissors”?
Stress the first syllable: SCIS-sors. “scis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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