How to pronounce “sculpture”
Say “sculpture” in 2 beats
sculpture
/ˈskʌlptʃɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /skʌlptʃə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- skʌlpskʌlpstress
- tʃɚtʃɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈskʌlptʃɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /skʌlptʃə/
- Respelling
- SKULP-chuh
- Syllables
- 2 — SKɅLP-tʃɚ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SKɅLP-tʃɚ. “skʌlp” 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
/ˈskʌlptʃɚ/
/skʌlptʃə/
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What “sculpture” means
- noun
a three-dimensional work of plastic art
- noun
creating figures or designs in three dimensions
- verb
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
“sculpt a swan out of a block of ice”
Say it in a sentence
“A bronze sculpture stands at the entrance to the park.”“sculpture”, answered
How do you pronounce “sculpture”?
“sculpture” is pronounced /ˈskʌlptʃɚ/ (SKULP-chuh) in American English and /skʌlptʃə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “skʌlp”. Build it as SKɅLP-tʃɚ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “sculpture” have?
2: skʌlp · tʃɚ. The beat lands on the first, “skʌlp”.
Is “sculpture” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈskʌlptʃɚ/ (SKULP-chuh); British English says /skʌlptʃə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “sculpture” mean?
As a noun: a three-dimensional work of plastic art For example: “A bronze sculpture stands at the entrance to the park.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sculpture”?
Stress the first syllable: SKɅLP-tʃɚ. “skʌlp” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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