English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Average Pronunciation
Average is pronounced A-ver-ij, IPA /ˈævɝɪdʒ/.
A-ver-ij
US /ˈævɝɪdʒ/ · UK /ˈævrɪdʒ/
Syllables: A · ver · ij (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun, adjective and verb: The figure you get by adding values and dividing by how many there are, or something quite ordinary.
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Average in a Sentence
- The average came out at just under nine.
- It was an average week for the shop.
- Sales average about two hundred a month.
Common Mispronunciations of Average
Not A-ver-ayj
Beverage and leverage close on a quiet ij, and this word closes right alongside them.
Not uh-VE-rij
Nothing moves off the opening A, which is where averaging and averaged keep it too.
Tip: British speakers often drop the middle beat to AV-rij, and Americans more often sound all three.
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