English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
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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