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Barren Pronunciation
Barren is pronounced BA-ruhn, IPA /ˈbærən/.
BA-ruhn
US /ˈbærən/ · UK /ˈbærən/
Syllables: BA · ruhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Unable to produce crops, young, or results.
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Barren in a Sentence
- The upper slopes are barren above the tree line.
- It was a barren season for the club.
- They inherited a barren strip of land by the railway.
Common Mispronunciations of Barren
Not BAH-ruhn
A double r keeps the vowel short, the a of marry, rather than letting it open out to the ah of car.
Not buh-REN
Front stress, and the second beat shrinks to a weak ruhn with no e to be heard in it.
Tip: Barren and baron are said the same way, which is why legal documents spell them out.
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