How To Pronounce Professorship
professorship
How To Say Professorship Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, professorship is pronounced /prəˈfes.ə.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥əˈfes.əʴ.ʃɪp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /prəˈfes.ɚ.ʃɪp/.
Professorship has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Professorship has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Professorship
- Rule 1
Double Letters
Double letters usually realise one sound. There are some cases where double letters realise two sounds, which usually happens with cc and zz.
letter /ˈlet.ə/bigger /ˈbɪɡ.ə/manner /ˈmæn.ə/
Here. Professorship /prəˈfes.ə.ʃɪp/
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Professorship /prəˈfes.ə.ʃɪp/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Professorship /prəˈfes.ə.ʃɪp/
Questions About Professorship
How do you say professorship phonetically?
Professorship sounds like pruh-FES-uh-ship in British English and pruh-FES-er-ship in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce professorship in British English?
In British English, professorship is pronounced /prəˈfes.ə.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥əˈfes.əʴ.ʃɪp̚].
How do you pronounce professorship in American English?
In American English, professorship is pronounced /prəˈfes.ɚ.ʃɪp/.
How many syllables are in professorship?
Professorship has four syllables, /prə/ + /fes/ + /ə/ + /ʃɪp/.
Where is the stress in professorship?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /fes/.
Do British and American English pronounce professorship the same way?
No. British English has /prəˈfes.ə.ʃɪp/ and American English has /prəˈfes.ɚ.ʃɪp/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Professorship
Professorship has four syllables. See how professorship divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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