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Apprentice Pronunciation
Apprentice is pronounced uh-PREN-tuhs, IPA /əˈprɛntəs/.
uh-PREN-tuhs
US /əˈprɛntəs/ · UK /əˈprɛntɪs/
Syllables: uh · PREN · tuhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun and verb: Someone learning a trade on the job under an experienced worker.
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Apprentice in a Sentence
- She took on an apprentice last autumn.
- He spent four years as an apprentice electrician.
- The apprentice does the measuring and the boss does the cutting.
Common Mispronunciations of Apprentice
Not A-pren-tis
The opening a is a quick uh with no weight. Stressing it also hardens the following vowel, which should stay short and light.
Not uh-pren-TEES
The ending reduces to tuhs, rhyming with the end of practice. A long tees ending is the French apprenti, not the English word.
Tip: Three parts, middle one loud: uh-PREN-tuhs. Apprenticeship keeps the beat in the same place.
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