"Conscience" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈkɑnʃəns/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/ˈkɑnʃəns/
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/kˈɒnʃəns/
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"conscience" has 2 syllables: conscience.
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"Conscience" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈkɑnʃəns/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Conscience" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "conscience" is /ˈkɑnʃəns/.
Conscience: The ethical or moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects a person’s own behaviour and forms their attitude to their past actions.
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