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Aluminum Pronunciation
Aluminum is pronounced uh-LOO-muh-nuhm, IPA /əˈlumənəm/.
uh-LOO-muh-nuhm
US /əˈlumənəm/
Syllables: uh · LOO · muh · nuhm (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A light silver coloured metal, spelled this way in American English.
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Aluminum in a Sentence
- The frame is aluminum, so it weighs almost nothing.
- Wrap the tray in aluminum foil.
- Recycled aluminum takes a fraction of the energy to produce.
Common Mispronunciations of Aluminum
Not a-loo-MIN-ee-uhm
That is the British word aluminium, which has an extra i in both spelling and sound. The American form has four syllables and the beat on LOO.
Not AL-yoo-mi-nuhm
The opening a is a faint uh, and nothing about the first syllable is stressed.
Tip: Two spellings, two words. Aluminum is uh-LOO-muh-nuhm and aluminium is a-loo-MIN-ee-uhm, and each is standard in its own country.
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