English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Century Pronunciation
Century is pronounced SEN-cher-ee, IPA /ˈsɛntʃɝi/.
SEN-cher-ee
US /ˈsɛntʃɝi/ · UK /ˈsɛntʃəri/
Syllables: SEN · cher · ee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A period of one hundred years.
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Century in a Sentence
- The church dates from the twelfth century.
- A century has passed since the treaty.
- She scored a century before lunch.
Common Mispronunciations of Century
Not SEN-too-ree
The tu block comes out as cher, which is exactly the reading elementary avoids.
Not sen-TOO-ree
Lead on SEN, where centuries and the rest of the family keep the push.
Tip: Centurion and centenary come from the same Latin hundred, and only century turns its t into a ch.
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