English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Concern Pronunciation
Concern is pronounced kuhn-SURN, IPA /kənˈsɝn/.
kuhn-SURN
US /kənˈsɝn/ · UK /kənˈsɜːn/
Syllables: kuhn · SURN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun and verb: Worry about something, a matter that interests or affects you, or to be about a particular subject.
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Concern in a Sentence
- Rising rents are a concern for everyone on the street.
- This chapter concerns the years before the war.
- Her main concern was getting the children home.
Common Mispronunciations of Concern
Not KAHN-sern
Tip the whole word onto SURN. The opening shrinks to kuhn, barely more than a hum before the loud part arrives.
Not kuhn-SE-ruhn
Two beats only, because the ern closes on a single ur sound with nothing trailing after it.
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