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Autumn Pronunciation

Autumn is pronounced AW-tuhm, IPA /ˈɔtəm/.

AW-tuhm

US /ˈɔtəm/  ·  UK /ˈɔːtʌm/

Syllables: AW · tuhm (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun: The season between summer and winter.

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Autumn in a Sentence

  • The trees along the canal are best in autumn.
  • We are moving in the autumn.
  • Autumn came early that year.

Common Mispronunciations of Autumn

Not AW-tum-nuh

The n at the end is silent. It only wakes up in autumnal, where it is followed by a vowel.

Not AH-tuhm

That au gives the aw of caught. Flattening it to ah pushes the word towards the sound of atom.

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