How to pronounce “stakeholder”
Say “stakeholder” in 3 beats
stakeholder
/ˈsteɪkˌhoʊldɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /steɪkhəʊldə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- steɪksteɪkstress
- hoʊlhoʊl
- dɚdɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsteɪkˌhoʊldɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /steɪkhəʊldə/
- Respelling
- STAYK-hohl-duh
- Syllables
- 3 — STEꞮK-hoʊl-dɚ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: STEꞮK-hoʊl-dɚ. “steɪk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsteɪkˌhoʊldɚ/
/steɪkhəʊldə/
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What “stakeholder” means
- noun
someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner
Say it in a sentence
“Every stakeholder was consulted before the plan was published.”“stakeholder”, answered
How do you pronounce “stakeholder”?
“stakeholder” is pronounced /ˈsteɪkˌhoʊldɚ/ (STAYK-hohl-duh) in American English and /steɪkhəʊldə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “steɪk”. Build it as STEꞮK-hoʊl-dɚ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “stakeholder” have?
3: steɪk · hoʊl · dɚ. The beat lands on the first, “steɪk”.
Is “stakeholder” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsteɪkˌhoʊldɚ/ (STAYK-hohl-duh); British English says /steɪkhəʊldə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “stakeholder” mean?
As a noun: someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner For example: “Every stakeholder was consulted before the plan was published.”
Where is the stress in “stakeholder”?
Stress the first syllable: STEꞮK-hoʊl-dɚ. “steɪk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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