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Athens Pronunciation
Athens is pronounced A-thuhnz, IPA /ˈæθənz/.
A-thuhnz
US /ˈæθənz/
Syllables: A · thuhnz (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The capital of Greece, and the name of several towns in the United States.
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Athens in a Sentence
- We changed planes in Athens.
- Athens is hotter in August than anyone expects.
- She teaches at a college in Athens, Georgia.
Common Mispronunciations of Athens
Not AY-thuhnz
The opening a is short, as in at. A long ay borrows the vowel of Athenian, which is stressed elsewhere.
Not A-thens with a hard s
The final s is voiced and buzzes like a z. It follows a nasal, and English voices the s after n almost every time.
Tip: The adjective moves the beat and lengthens the vowel: uh-THEE-nee-uhn.
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