English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Adjacent Pronunciation
Adjacent is pronounced uh-JAY-suhnt, IPA /əˈdʒeɪsənt/.
uh-JAY-suhnt
US /əˈdʒeɪsənt/ · UK /əˈdʒeɪsənt/
Syllables: uh · JAY · suhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Next to or directly beside something.
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Adjacent in a Sentence
- The car park is adjacent to the station.
- Two adjacent rooms were knocked into one.
- She sat in the adjacent seat and said nothing.
Common Mispronunciations of Adjacent
Not AD-juh-suhnt
Push the voice onto JAY in the middle and let the ends go quiet.
Not uh-JA-suhnt
Stretch the stressed vowel to the long ay of day rather than clipping it.
Tip: The dj spells one j sound, and the c before e goes soft, so the word ends in suhnt.
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