How to pronounce “sherbet”
Say “sherbet” in 2 beats
sherbet
/ˈʃɝbɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈʃɜːbət/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sherʃɝstress
- betbɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈʃɝbɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈʃɜːbət/
- Respelling
- SHUR-buht
- Syllables
- 2 — SHER-bet
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SHER-bet. “sher” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈʃɝbɪt/
/ˈʃɜːbət/
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Where “sherbet” goes wrong
- Often heard
“SHUR-bert”
there is only one r: SHUR-buht
What “sherbet” means
- noun
a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin
Say it in a sentence
“Lemon sherbet is the only dessert he ever orders.”“sherbet”, answered
How do you pronounce “sherbet”?
“sherbet” is pronounced /ˈʃɝbɪt/ (SHUR-buht) in American English and /ˈʃɜːbət/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sher”. Build it as SHER-bet, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “sherbet” have?
2: sher · bet. The beat lands on the first, “sher”.
Is “sherbet” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈʃɝbɪt/ (SHUR-buht); British English says /ˈʃɜːbət/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “sherbet” mean?
As a noun: a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin For example: “Lemon sherbet is the only dessert he ever orders.”
Where is the stress in “sherbet”?
Stress the first syllable: SHER-bet. “sher” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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