pronounce as

Frequency: 6.89.2 per million words

To say a word or letter with a specific sound.

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Examples (10)

  • In some dialects, 'often' is pronounced as 'off-ten', with the 't' sound included.
  • The word 'knight' was historically pronounced as 'k-neekht', with both the 'k' and 'gh' sounds.
  • Many non-native speakers pronounce 'through' as 'threw'.
  • Please pronounce the name 'Siobhan' as 'Shi-vawn', not 'See-o-ban'.
  • He wasn't sure whether to pronounce 'schedule' as the British do ('shed-yool') or the American way ('sked-yool').
  • The letter 'c' in Italian is pronounced as 'ch' before 'i' or 'e'.
  • Children often pronounce 'spaghetti' as 'pasketti' when they're first learning to talk.
  • In the International Phonetic Alphabet, 'cat' is pronounced as /kæt/.
  • The brand consultant insisted the new product name should be pronounced as two distinct syllables.
  • Even though it looks strange, the town name 'Worcester' is pronounced as 'Wooster'.