English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Census Pronunciation
Census is pronounced SEN-suhs, IPA /ˈsɛnsəs/.
SEN-suhs
US /ˈsɛnsəs/ · UK /ˈsɛnsəs/
Syllables: SEN · suhs (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: An official count of a population.
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Census in a Sentence
- The census is taken every ten years.
- Her name appears in the 1911 census.
- A census form arrived in April.
Common Mispronunciations of Census
Not SEN-sis
Finish on a dull suhs, where both s letters hiss and neither buzzes.
Not sen-SUHS
Keep the weight at the front, which makes the ending almost disappear.
Tip: Census counts people and consensus means agreement. Only census keeps the beat at the front.
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