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Schedule Pronunciation

Schedule is pronounced SKE-juul, IPA /ˈskɛdʒul/.

SKE-juul

US /ˈskɛdʒul/  ·  UK /ˈʃɛdjuːl/

Syllables: SKE · juul (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun and verb: A plan of when things will happen, or to arrange for something to happen at a set time.

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Schedule in a Sentence

  • The train schedule changes on the first of June.
  • Can we schedule the review for next Tuesday?
  • Everything ran behind schedule after the storm.

Common Mispronunciations of Schedule

Not SKED-yool

In the American form the first part is sked and the middle collapses to a j sound: SKE-juul. Keeping a clear y after the d sounds halfway between the two standards.

Not skuh-DYOOL

Whichever standard you use, the beat is on the first syllable.

Tip: This is the classic transatlantic split. Americans open with sk as in school, most British speakers open with sh as in shed, and neither is wrong.

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