Archbishop Pronunciation 100% correct. (American & British English)

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How to pronounce Archbishop

We shared IPA Pronunciation Guide, Sound Like Words, and correct pronunciation of Archbishop. You should know that archbishop is pronounced differently in American and British English.

IPA-key:

• US: [ ˌɑːrtʃˈbɪʃəp ]
• UK: [ ˌɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp ]

Sounds like:

• US: ( ahrch-BISH-uhp )
• UK: ( ahch-BISH-uhp )

(1). First syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ ˌɑːrtʃ ] in American English and [ ˌɑːtʃ ] in British English, ( AHRCH / AHCH ).

• [ ɑː ]: pronounce as “a” in father, spa, drama, palm, calm.
• [ r ]: [ use: US ] pronounce as “r” in run, red, race, radio, rice.
• [ tʃ ]: pronounce as “ch” in chair, cheese, choose, church, lunch.

(2). Second syllable, pronounce with stressed. [ bɪʃ ] in both American English and British English, ( BISH ).

• [ b ]: pronounce as “b” in boy, big, bad, buy, book.
• [ ɪ ]: pronounce as “i” in hit, sit, pit, bit, fit.
• [ ʃ ]: pronounce as “sh” in ship, shout, push, wish, cash.

(3). Third syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ əp ] in both American English and British English, ( uhp ).

• [ ə ]: ( schwa ) pronounce as “a” in sofa, above, alone, around, alaska.
• [ p ]: pronounce as “p” in pen, pot, pet, pin, pass.