English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cauldron Pronunciation
Cauldron is pronounced KAHL-druhn, IPA /ˈkɑldrən/.
KAHL-druhn
US /ˈkɑldrən/ · UK /ˈkɔːldrən/
Syllables: KAHL · druhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A large round pot for boiling things over an open fire.
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Cauldron in a Sentence
- A cauldron of soup hung over the fire all afternoon.
- The museum has an iron cauldron found in a peat bog.
- The stadium becomes a cauldron of noise on derby day.
Common Mispronunciations of Cauldron
Not KOOL-druhn
The au gives the broad vowel of law rather than an oo.
Not KAHL-duh-ruhn
Two beats, because d and r run together with nothing between them.
Tip: American English usually spells it caldron, without the u, and says it exactly the same way.
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