How to pronounce “scope”
Say “scope” in one beat
scope
/skoʊp/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /skəʊp/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- scopeskoʊp
- IPA (American)
- /skoʊp/
- IPA (British)
- /skəʊp/
- Respelling
- SKOHP
- Syllables
- 1 — scope
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /skoʊp/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/skoʊp/
/skəʊp/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “scope” means
- noun
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
“the range of a supersonic jet”
- noun
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
“you can't do that in a university setting”
- noun
a magnifier of images of distant objects
Say it in a sentence
“The scope of the repairs grew every single week.”“scope”, answered
How do you pronounce “scope”?
“scope” is pronounced /skoʊp/ (SKOHP) in American English and /skəʊp/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /skoʊp/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “scope” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /skoʊp/ — a single beat.
Is “scope” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /skoʊp/ (SKOHP); British English says /skəʊp/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “scope” mean?
As a noun: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: For example: “the range of a supersonic jet” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “scope”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /skoʊp/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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