English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Class Pronunciation
Class is pronounced KLAS, IPA /ˈklæs/.
KLAS
US /ˈklæs/ · UK /ˈklɑːs/
Syllables: KLAS (1 syllable)
noun: A group of students taught together, a lesson given to them, or a category that things or people are sorted into.
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Class in a Sentence
- My first class starts at nine on Tuesdays.
- She was the best student in her class.
- This engine belongs to an older class of design.
Common Mispronunciations of Class
Not KLAS-uh
Nothing follows the final s. Some learners add a small vowel after a consonant cluster out of habit from their first language; here it must stop dead.
Not KLAHS (in American English)
Britain broadens this a into the ah of father, so class rhymes with farce for many speakers there. American English keeps the flat a of cat.
Tip: The a is the main transatlantic difference: KLAS in the United States, KLAHS in southern England.
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