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Assistant Pronunciation
Assistant is pronounced uh-SI-stuhnt, IPA /əˈsɪstənt/.
uh-SI-stuhnt
US /əˈsɪstənt/ · UK /əˈsɪstənt/
Syllables: uh · SI · stuhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun and adjective: Somebody whose job is to help another person in their work.
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Assistant in a Sentence
- Her assistant handles all the travel.
- The post of assistant curator is advertised.
- A shop assistant pointed us to the back room.
Common Mispronunciations of Assistant
Not uh-si-STANT
The -ant ending falls away to a weak stuhnt, nothing like the insect, and it never takes the beat.
Not uh-SEE-stuhnt
Keep the middle vowel clipped, the i of sit, which is the vowel assist itself carries.
Tip: Assistance and assistant sound alike apart from the final consonant, and both are easy to misspell for that reason.
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