English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Campaign Pronunciation
Campaign is pronounced kam-PAYN, IPA /kæmˈpeɪn/.
kam-PAYN
US /kæmˈpeɪn/ · UK /kæmˈpeɪn/
Syllables: kam · PAYN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun and verb: An organised series of actions aimed at a goal, such as winning an election or selling a product.
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Campaign in a Sentence
- The campaign raised enough to reopen the library.
- She campaigned for cleaner rivers for a decade.
- Their advertising campaign ran for six weeks.
Common Mispronunciations of Campaign
Not KAM-payn
The second syllable is the loud one. Fronting the beat makes the word sound like a compound of camp and pain.
Not kam-PAY-gun
The g is silent, as it is in foreign, reign and sign. The ending is a clean payn.
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