how to pronounce skyscraper

/ˈskaɪsˌkɹɛɪpɚ/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of skyscraper 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.

skyscraper is pronounced in three syllables

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

example pitch curve for pronunciation of skyscraper

skaɪskɹɛɪpɚ

test your pronunciation of skyscraper

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

video examples of skyscraper pronunciation

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

“… New York skyscraper of every school and …”

meanings of skyscraper

noun:

  1. A very tall building with a large number of floors.
  2. A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.
  3. Anything very tall or high.

skyscraper frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word skyscraper occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words with pronunciation similar to skyscraper

skyscrapers

Did this page help you?