English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Affidavit Pronunciation
Affidavit is pronounced a-fuh-DAY-vuht, IPA /ˌæfəˈdeɪvət/.
a-fuh-DAY-vuht
US /ˌæfəˈdeɪvət/ · UK /ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/
Syllables: a · fuh · DAY · vuht (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A written statement sworn to be true, used as evidence in court.
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Affidavit in a Sentence
- She filed an affidavit the following morning.
- The affidavit runs to eleven pages.
- He swore an affidavit about what he saw that night.
Common Mispronunciations of Affidavit
Not uh-FI-duh-vit
Push the voice onto DAY, the third of four syllables.
Not a-fuh-DA-vuht
Stretch the stressed vowel into a full ay, as in David, which the word looks like in the middle.
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