English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Coin Pronunciation
Coin is pronounced KOYN, IPA /ˈkɔɪn/.
KOYN
US /ˈkɔɪn/ · UK /ˈkɔɪn/
Syllables: KOYN (1 syllable)
noun; also verb: A flat piece of metal used as money, or to invent a new word or phrase.
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Coin in a Sentence
- He found an old coin under the floorboards.
- The machine takes one coin at a time.
- Somebody coined that phrase in the 1980s.
Common Mispronunciations of Coin
Not KAWN
The oi is a glide: the mouth starts rounded for aw and slides forward to ee. Stopping halfway leaves corn without its r.
Not KOH-in
The two vowel letters do not get a syllable each; the glide between them happens inside a single beat.
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