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Boulevard Pronunciation
Boulevard is pronounced BUU-luh-vahrd, IPA /ˈbʊləˌvɑrd/.
BUU-luh-vahrd
US /ˈbʊləˌvɑrd/ · UK /ˈbuːlɪˌvɑːd/
Syllables: BUU · luh · vahrd (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A wide street in a town, often lined with trees.
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Boulevard in a Sentence
- The hotel sits at the end of a long boulevard.
- They widened the boulevard in the 1890s.
- Market stalls line the boulevard on Saturdays.
Common Mispronunciations of Boulevard
Not BOO-luh-vard
The last syllable keeps a full vahrd, borrowed straight from French, rather than reducing the way an English ending would.
Not boo-luh-VAHRD
Hit BUU first, and luh and vahrd follow without competing.
Tip: Three syllables, with the opening somewhere between the oo of book and the oo of boot depending on the speaker.
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