English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Celery Pronunciation
Celery is pronounced SE-ler-ee, IPA /ˈsɛlɝi/.
SE-ler-ee
US /ˈsɛlɝi/ · UK /ˈsɛləri/
Syllables: SE · ler · ee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A pale green vegetable with long crisp stalks, eaten raw or cooked in soups and stocks.
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Celery in a Sentence
- Chop the celery finely and add it with the onion.
- She packed carrot sticks and celery for the drive.
- A little celery gives the stock most of its flavour.
Common Mispronunciations of Celery
Not KE-ler-ee
A c in front of e is an s here, so the word opens like sell. A hard k belongs to words like cable and copy, where the next letter is not e, i, or y.
Not suh-LE-ree
Pushing the beat onto the second syllable turns celery into salary. Open loud and let the rest fall away.
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