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Altitude Pronunciation
Altitude is pronounced AL-tuh-tood, IPA /ˈæltəˌtud/.
AL-tuh-tood
US /ˈæltəˌtud/ · UK /ˈæltɪˌtjuːd/
Syllables: AL · tuh · tood (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Height above sea level, or the height of an aircraft in flight.
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Altitude in a Sentence
- We are cruising at an altitude of eleven thousand metres.
- Runners train at altitude to thicken their blood.
- The altitude made her light-headed by the second day.
Common Mispronunciations of Altitude
Not AT-ti-tood
An l sits in the first beat and attitude has none, which is the only thing separating a height from a frame of mind. Keep the tongue on the roof of the mouth for that l.
Not al-ti-TOOD
AL is the loud beat and the two behind it fade out. The word shares that falling shape with latitude and longitude.
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