How to pronounce “squander”
Say “squander” in 2 beats
squander
/ˈskwɑndɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /skwɒndə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- squanskwɑnstress
- derdɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈskwɑndɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /skwɒndə/
- Respelling
- SKWAHN-duh
- Syllables
- 2 — SQUAN-der
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SQUAN-der. “squan” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈskwɑndɚ/
/skwɒndə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “squander” means
- verb
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
“He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends”
- verb
spend extravagantly
“waste not, want not”
Say it in a sentence
“Do not squander a dry afternoon in late October.”“squander”, answered
How do you pronounce “squander”?
“squander” is pronounced /ˈskwɑndɚ/ (SKWAHN-duh) in American English and /skwɒndə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “squan”. Build it as SQUAN-der, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “squander” have?
2: squan · der. The beat lands on the first, “squan”.
Is “squander” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈskwɑndɚ/ (SKWAHN-duh); British English says /skwɒndə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “squander” mean?
As a verb: spend thoughtlessly; throw away For example: “He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “squander”?
Stress the first syllable: SQUAN-der. “squan” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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