"Sophomore" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈsɑfˌmɔɹ/ 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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/ˈsɑfˌmɔɹ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/sˈɒfəmˌɔː/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"sophomore" has 2 syllables: sophomore.
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noun
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"Sophomore" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈsɑfˌmɔɹ/ 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.
"Sophomore" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "sophomore" is /ˈsɑfˌmɔɹ/.
Sophomore: The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.
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