The noun consortium is best pronounced in British academic English with four syllables, 'con-SORT-i- um'IPA: /kɒn ˈsɔːrt i əm/.
- (The pronunciation in three syllables, 'con-SORSH-em' kɒn ˈsɔːr ʃəm}} is to be regarded in academic circles at least as an error.)
- For a grammatical note on the plural form of consortium, go to consorti-; AWE also has a note on its meaning at consort.
