English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Artisan Pronunciation
Artisan is pronounced AHR-tuh-zuhn, IPA /ˈɑrtəzən/.
AHR-tuh-zuhn
US /ˈɑrtəzən/ · UK /ˈɑːtɪsən/
Syllables: AHR · tuh · zuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and adjective: A skilled worker who makes things by hand, or anything made in that way.
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Artisan in a Sentence
- Every chair in the room came from the same artisan.
- The bakery sells artisan sourdough on Saturdays.
- She apprenticed with an artisan glassblower in Murano.
Common Mispronunciations of Artisan
Not ar-ti-ZAN
Volume sits on AHR and the ending reduces to a mumbled zuhn. End stress belongs to the French artisan, which is where English took the word from.
Not AHR-tiz-uhn
All three beats stay separate and the middle one is a light tuh. Running the t and the z together compresses the word to two.
Tip: British dictionaries hiss the middle consonant, AHR-ti-suhn, where American speech buzzes it into a z.
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