How to Pronounce “skeleton”
word
/ˈskɛɫətən/
SKE-luh-tuhn
/skˈɛlɪtən/
SKE-li-tuhn
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈskɛɫətən/
British English
/skˈɛlɪtən/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SKE-luh-tuhn
UK
SKE-li-tuhn
Listen in Context
The human skeleton has 206 bones.
The museum has a dinosaur skeleton on display.
A fish's skeleton is different from a human's.
He’s got a few skeletons in his closet he doesn’t want to talk about.