English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Congregation Pronunciation
Congregation is pronounced kahng-gruh-GAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃən/.
kahng-gruh-GAY-shuhn
US /ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃən/ · UK /ˌkɒŋgrɪˈgeɪʃən/
Syllables: kahng · gruh · GAY · shuhn (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The group of people gathered for a religious service.
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Congregation in a Sentence
- The congregation stood for the final hymn.
- His congregation has grown to about two hundred.
- Most of the congregation walked to the church.
Common Mispronunciations of Congregation
Not KAHN-gruh-gay-shuhn
GAY holds the peak, three beats in, and the opening stays flat.
Not kahng-gruh-GAY-see-uhn
Collapse the last four letters into shuhn. Four beats in all, and only the third is loud.
Tip: The ng in the middle carries the ng of sing and then a hard g, so two sounds live there, not one.
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