How to pronounce “subscription”
Say “subscription” in 3 beats
subscription
/səbˈskɹɪpʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sʌbskɹɪpʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- subssəb
- cripskɹɪpstress
- tionʃən
- IPA (American)
- /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /sʌbskɹɪpʃən/
- Respelling
- suhb-SKRIP-shuhn
- Syllables
- 3 — subs-CRIP-tion
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: subs-CRIP-tion. “crip” 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
/səbˈskɹɪpʃən/
/sʌbskɹɪpʃən/
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What “subscription” means
- noun
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
- noun
agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
- noun
a pledged contribution
Say it in a sentence
“My subscription renews automatically at the end of the year.”“subscription”, answered
How do you pronounce “subscription”?
“subscription” is pronounced /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/ (suhb-SKRIP-shuhn) in American English and /sʌbskɹɪpʃən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “crip”. Build it as subs-CRIP-tion, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “subscription” have?
3: subs · crip · tion. The beat lands on the second, “crip”.
Is “subscription” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/ (suhb-SKRIP-shuhn); British English says /sʌbskɹɪpʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “subscription” mean?
As a noun: a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time For example: “My subscription renews automatically at the end of the year.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “subscription”?
Stress the second syllable: subs-CRIP-tion. “crip” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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