English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Split Pronunciation
Split is pronounced SPLIT, IPA /ˈsplɪt/.
SPLIT
US /ˈsplɪt/ · UK /ˈsplɪt/
Syllables: SPLIT (1 syllable)
verb and noun: To divide something into parts, or a division or crack in something.
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Split in a Sentence
- Let us split the bill three ways.
- There is a split in the seam of the tent.
- The party split over the vote.
Common Mispronunciations of Split
Not suh-PLIT
Splash, spleen and splendid all begin on the same three consonant run, and nothing is inserted anywhere inside it.
Not SPLEET
Hold the vowel at the i of sit. Stretched to ee it becomes nothing English uses for this spelling.
Tip: Split is its own past tense, so yesterday we split the bill, not splitted.
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