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Bennett Pronunciation
Bennett is pronounced BE-nuht, IPA /ˈbɛnət/.
BE-nuht
US /ˈbɛnət/
Syllables: BE · nuht (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper): A surname and occasional first name, grown out of the medieval form of Benedict.
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Bennett in a Sentence
- Bennett takes the second half of the shift.
- The Bennett family farmed here for a century.
- Ask Bennett, he keeps the spare keys.
Common Mispronunciations of Bennett
Not be-NET
Senate and Bennett both hold the weight at the front and let the last beat go slack.
Not BE-net
Gannet and planet close on the same weak nuht, and no clear e survives in this one either.
Tip: Bennett and Benedict are historically the same name, one worn down from the other.
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