HowPronounceIt
  1. Home
  2. How to pronounce
  3. shippers

How to pronounce shippers

Say it like SHIP-erz. Shippers has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SHIP).

VoiceSpeed

Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce shippers. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.

US American/ˈʃɪpɚz/SHIP-erz
UK British/ˈʃɪpəz/SHIP-uz
  • SHIP
  • erz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Shippers pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. SHIPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  2. erzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "er" in butter.

American vs British pronunciation of shippers

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: SHIP-uz.

What does shippers mean?

noun
  1. plural of shipper How to pronounce shipper

Questions about saying shippers

How do you pronounce shippers?

Say SHIP-erz. The American pronunciation is /ˈʃɪpɚz/. In British English it is /ˈʃɪpəz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in shippers?

Shippers has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (SHIP). Broken into parts: SHIP · erz.

Is shippers pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /ˈʃɪpəz/ (SHIP-uz).

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).