English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Conspicuous Pronunciation
Conspicuous is pronounced kuhn-SPI-kyoo-uhs, IPA /kənˈspɪkjuəs/.
kuhn-SPI-kyoo-uhs
US /kənˈspɪkjuəs/ · UK /kənˈspɪkjuːəs/
Syllables: kuhn · SPI · kyoo · uhs (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Easy to notice, standing out from everything around it.
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Conspicuous in a Sentence
- The red door is conspicuous from the far end of the lane.
- He was conspicuous by his absence.
- Try not to look conspicuous in the queue.
Common Mispronunciations of Conspicuous
Not kuhn-SPIK-wuhs
Four beats, and the kyoo in the middle is one of them. Squeezing it into a w sound loses a whole syllable.
Not kahn-spi-KYOO-uhs
SPI takes the force, not the beat after it. Moving the peak later gives the word a Latin ring it does not have in English.
Tip: The cu spelling gives kyoo, as it does in cubic and cucumber.
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