"Patience" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈpeɪʃəns/ 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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/ˈpeɪʃəns/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/pˈeɪʃəns/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"patience" has 2 syllables: patience.
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"Patience" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈpeɪʃəns/ 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.
"Patience" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "patience" is /ˈpeɪʃəns/.
Patience: The quality of being patient.
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