Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shop assistant

/ˌʃɔp əˈsɪs.tənt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables
shop as-sis-tant
IPA
/ˌʃɔp əˈsɪs.tənt/
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An employee in a shop, a shopkeeper.

British usage

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌʃɔp əˈsɪs.tənt/
  • British English: /ˌʃɒp əˈsɪs.tənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

shop assistants (plural)

Synonyms

retail assistant sales assistant sales clerk salesclerk shop clerk clerk

Questions

How do you pronounce shop assistant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃɔp əˈsɪs.tənt/.
What does shop assistant mean?
An employee in a shop, a shopkeeper.

How to pronounce shop assistant

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌʃɔp əˈsɪs.tənt/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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