How to pronounce “wholesale”
Say “wholesale” in 2 beats
wholesale
/ˈhoʊlˌseɪl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /həʊlseɪl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- hoʊlhoʊlstress
- seɪlseɪl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈhoʊlˌseɪl/
- IPA (British)
- /həʊlseɪl/
- Respelling
- HOHL-sayl
- Syllables
- 2 — HOƱL-seɪl
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: HOƱL-seɪl. “hoʊl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective, adverb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈhoʊlˌseɪl/
/həʊlseɪl/
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What “wholesale” means
- noun
the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers
- verb
sell in large quantities
- adjective
ignoring distinctions
“sweeping generalizations”
Say it in a sentence
“They buy flour wholesale and mill the rest themselves.”“wholesale”, answered
How do you pronounce “wholesale”?
“wholesale” is pronounced /ˈhoʊlˌseɪl/ (HOHL-sayl) in American English and /həʊlseɪl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “hoʊl”. Build it as HOƱL-seɪl, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “wholesale” have?
2: hoʊl · seɪl. The beat lands on the first, “hoʊl”.
Is “wholesale” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈhoʊlˌseɪl/ (HOHL-sayl); British English says /həʊlseɪl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “wholesale” mean?
As a noun: the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers For example: “They buy flour wholesale and mill the rest themselves.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “wholesale”?
Stress the first syllable: HOƱL-seɪl. “hoʊl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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