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How to pronounce subscriptions

Say it like sub-SKRIP-shunz. Subscriptions has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (SKRIP).

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US American/səbˈskrɪpʃənz/sub-SKRIP-shunz
UK British/səbˈskrɪpʃənz/sub-SKRIP-shunz
  • sub
  • SKRIP
  • shunz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Subscriptions pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. subKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. SKRIPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  3. shunzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

American vs British pronunciation of subscriptions

American and British speakers say subscriptions in essentially the same way: /səbˈskrɪpʃənz/ in the US and /səbˈskrɪpʃənz/ in the UK.

British respelling: sub-SKRIP-shunz.

What does subscriptions mean?

noun
  1. plural of subscription How to pronounce subscription

Questions about saying subscriptions

How do you pronounce subscriptions?

Say sub-SKRIP-shunz. The American pronunciation is /səbˈskrɪpʃənz/. In British English it is /səbˈskrɪpʃənz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in subscriptions?

Subscriptions has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (SKRIP). Broken into parts: sub · SKRIP · shunz.

Do Americans and Brits say subscriptions the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /səbˈskrɪpʃənz/ and the British form is /səbˈskrɪpʃənz/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

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