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April Pronunciation
April is pronounced AY-pruhl, IPA /ˈeɪprəl/.
AY-pruhl
US /ˈeɪprəl/
Syllables: AY · pruhl (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The fourth month of the year.
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April in a Sentence
- The tax year ends in April.
- We go every April when the blossom is out.
- April was unusually dry this year.
Common Mispronunciations of April
Not a-PRIL
Hit the AY first and let pruhl settle quietly behind it. Spanish abril and French avril both stress the end, which is where the habit comes from.
Not A-pril
Give the opening letter its own name, the long A of the alphabet. A short a makes the first syllable sound like apple instead.
Tip: Two syllables, AY-pruhl, with the same opening sound as apron.
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