English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Aftermath Pronunciation
Aftermath is pronounced AF-ter-math, IPA /ˈæftɝˌmæθ/.
AF-ter-math
US /ˈæftɝˌmæθ/ · UK /ˈɑːftəˌmæθ/
Syllables: AF · ter · math (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The period and the consequences that follow a damaging event.
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Aftermath in a Sentence
- In the aftermath of the storm, half the county had no power.
- The aftermath of the merger cost two hundred jobs.
- They met again in the aftermath of the election.
Common Mispronunciations of Aftermath
Not af-ter-MATH
Mathematics drives the voice towards its own ending, and this word refuses to: AF is the loud beat and the other two trail off.
Not AF-ter-mat
Path and bath close on the breathy th, and so does this word, with air passing over the tongue tip rather than a plain t.
Tip: The math at the end is an old farming term for a second mowing of grass, and has nothing to do with mathematics.
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