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Charlotte Pronunciation

Charlotte is pronounced SHAHR-luht, IPA /ˈʃɑrlət/.

SHAHR-luht

US /ˈʃɑrlət/  ·  UK /ˈʃɑːlət/

Syllables: SHAHR · luht (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

proper noun (given name); also a noun, a fruit pudding: A given name of French origin, and also a pudding of fruit set in bread or sponge.

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Charlotte in a Sentence

  • Charlotte is meeting us at the gallery.
  • She made an apple charlotte for the Sunday lunch.
  • The letter was signed simply Charlotte.

Common Mispronunciations of Charlotte

Not CHAR-lot

The ch is a sh, as it usually is in words English took from French. Think of chef and machine.

Not shahr-LOT

The beat is at the front, and the second syllable softens to luht with no clear o in it.

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