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How to pronounce stockholdings

Say it like STOK-hohl-dingz. Stockholdings has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (STOK).

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US American/ˈstɑkˌhoʊldɪŋz/STOK-hohl-dingz
UK British/ˈstɒkˌhəʊldɪŋz/STOK-hohl-dingz
  • STOK
  • hohl
  • dingz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Stockholdings pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. STOKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  2. hohlGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  3. dingzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of stockholdings

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: STOK-hohl-dingz.

What does stockholdings mean?

noun
  1. plural of stockholding How to pronounce stockholding

Questions about saying stockholdings

How do you pronounce stockholdings?

Say STOK-hohl-dingz. The American pronunciation is /ˈstɑkˌhoʊldɪŋz/. In British English it is /ˈstɒkˌhəʊldɪŋz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in stockholdings?

Stockholdings has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (STOK). Broken into parts: STOK · hohl · dingz.

Is stockholdings pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ˈstɒkˌhəʊldɪŋz/ (STOK-hohl-dingz).

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