how to pronounce hospital

/ˈhɑːsˌpɪtəl/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of hospital is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

hospital is pronounced in three syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of hospital

1.

ɑː

2.

3. example pitch curve for pronunciation of hospital

test your pronunciation of hospital

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of hospital

video examples of hospital pronunciation

An example use of hospital in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… farming gear hospital equipment home …”

meaning of hospital

A hospital is a building where sick people are treated.

hospital frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word hospital occurs in english on average 91.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.