English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Abc Pronunciation
Abc is pronounced AY-bee-see, IPA /ˈeɪˌbiˌsi/.
AY-bee-see
US /ˈeɪˌbiˌsi/
Syllables: AY · bee · see (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The alphabet, or the basic facts of a subject, also written ABCs.
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Abc in a Sentence
- He knows his abc but cannot yet read.
- That is the abc of safe lifting.
- She taught them the abc through songs.
Common Mispronunciations of Abc
Not ABK
Say the three letters one by one rather than running them into a syllable. An initialism like this is spelled out: AY-bee-see.
Not ah-beh-seh
English letter names differ from the Romance ones. Here the letters are ay, bee, and see, not ah, beh, and seh.
Tip: The plural, ABCs, adds a z sound to the last letter only: ay-bee-SEEZ.
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