English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Sculptor Pronunciation
Sculptor is pronounced SKUHLP-ter, IPA /ˈskəlptɝ/.
SKUHLP-ter
US /ˈskəlptɝ/ · UK /ˈskʌlptə/
Syllables: SKUHLP · ter (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: An artist who makes figures and shapes in stone, metal, or clay.
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Sculptor in a Sentence
- The sculptor worked in bronze for forty years.
- A local sculptor made the war memorial.
- She trained as a sculptor in Rome.
Common Mispronunciations of Sculptor
Not SKUHLP-chuhr
That or ending is said ter, just like the er in painter. Only sculpture, the object, closes on a cher.
Not skuhlp-TOR
Weight never travels to the ending, however much the or spelling invites it.
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