How to pronounce “students”
Say “students” in 2 beats
students
/ˈstudənts/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /stjuːdənts/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- studstustress
- entsdənts
- IPA (American)
- /ˈstudənts/
- IPA (British)
- /stjuːdənts/
- Respelling
- STOO-duhnts
- Syllables
- 2 — STUD-ents
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: STUD-ents. “stud” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈstudənts/
/stjuːdənts/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “students” means
- noun
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
- noun
a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
Say it in a sentence
“The students handed in their essays before the deadline.”“students”, answered
How do you pronounce “students”?
“students” is pronounced /ˈstudənts/ (STOO-duhnts) in American English and /stjuːdənts/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “stud”. Build it as STUD-ents, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “students” have?
2: stud · ents. The beat lands on the first, “stud”.
Is “students” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈstudənts/ (STOO-duhnts); British English says /stjuːdənts/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “students” mean?
As a noun: a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution For example: “The students handed in their essays before the deadline.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “students”?
Stress the first syllable: STUD-ents. “stud” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “students” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.