How to pronounce “sophomore”
Say “sophomore” in 3 beats
sophomore
/ˈsɑfəˌmɔɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈsɒfəmɔː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sɑsɑstress
- fəfə
- mɔɹmɔɹ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsɑfəˌmɔɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈsɒfəmɔː/
- Respelling
- SOF-uh-mor
- Syllables
- 3 — SⱭ-fə-mɔɹ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SⱭ-fə-mɔɹ. “sɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsɑfəˌmɔɹ/
/ˈsɒfəmɔː/
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Where “sophomore” goes wrong
- Often heard
“SOF-more”
three syllables in careful speech: SOF-uh-mor
What “sophomore” means
- noun
a second-year undergraduate
- adjective
used of the second year in United States high school or college
“the sophomore class”
Say it in a sentence
“As a sophomore she finally chose her main subject.”“sophomore”, answered
How do you pronounce “sophomore”?
“sophomore” is pronounced /ˈsɑfəˌmɔɹ/ (SOF-uh-mor) in American English and /ˈsɒfəmɔː/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “sɑ”. Build it as SⱭ-fə-mɔɹ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “sophomore” have?
3: sɑ · fə · mɔɹ. The beat lands on the first, “sɑ”.
Is “sophomore” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsɑfəˌmɔɹ/ (SOF-uh-mor); British English says /ˈsɒfəmɔː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “sophomore” mean?
As a noun: a second-year undergraduate For example: “As a sophomore she finally chose her main subject.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sophomore”?
Stress the first syllable: SⱭ-fə-mɔɹ. “sɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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