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Artisans Pronunciation

Artisans is pronounced AHR-tuh-zuhnz, IPA /ˈɑrtəzənz/.

AHR-tuh-zuhnz

US /ˈɑrtəzənz/  ·  UK /ˈɑːtɪsənz/

Syllables: AHR · tuh · zuhnz (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun (plural): Skilled workers who make things by hand.

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Artisans in a Sentence

  • Local artisans sell their work in the covered market.
  • The artisans took four years to restore the ceiling.
  • Artisans and farmers made up most of the town.

Common Mispronunciations of Artisans

Not ahr-tuh-ZANZ

American speakers keep the beat at the front, on AHR. British speakers often push it to the end, giving ahr-ti-ZANZ, and both are standard.

Not AHR-ti-sanz

Let that middle s buzz if you are speaking American English, where it lands as a z. British speakers commonly keep it hissing instead.

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