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August Pronunciation
August is pronounced AH-guhst, IPA /ˈɑgəst/.
AH-guhst
US /ˈɑgəst/
Syllables: AH · guhst (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun (also an adjective): The eighth month of the year, named after the emperor Augustus.
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August in a Sentence
- We are away for the last two weeks of August.
- August is the wettest month here, oddly enough.
- The August sitting of the court was cancelled.
Common Mispronunciations of August
Not aw-GUHST
The month puts its weight at the front and the ending drops to a faint guhst. End stress belongs to the separate adjective august, meaning dignified.
Not AW-goost
That second vowel is the uh of cup and holds no length. An oo there follows the German or Dutch August rather than the English month.
Tip: The month is AW-guhst and the unrelated adjective, as in an august assembly, is aw-GUHST, so only the beat tells you which one is meant.
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