How to pronounce “shift”
Say “shift” in one beat
shift
/ʃɪft/
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- shiftʃɪft
- IPA (American)
- /ʃɪft/
- IPA (British)
- /ʃɪft/
- Respelling
- SHIFT
- Syllables
- 1 — shift
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ʃɪft/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “shift” means
- noun
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- noun
a qualitative change
- noun
the time period during which you are at work
Say it in a sentence
“A slight shift in the ground cracked the back wall.”“shift”, answered
How do you pronounce “shift”?
“shift” is pronounced /ʃɪft/ (SHIFT) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ʃɪft/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “shift” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ʃɪft/ — a single beat.
What does “shift” mean?
As a noun: an event in which something is displaced without rotation For example: “A slight shift in the ground cracked the back wall.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “shift”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ʃɪft/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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