English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Contingent Pronunciation
Contingent is pronounced kuhn-TIN-juhnt, IPA /kənˈtɪndʒənt/.
kuhn-TIN-juhnt
US /kənˈtɪndʒənt/ · UK /kənˈtɪndʒənt/
Syllables: kuhn · TIN · juhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective and noun: Depending on something else happening, or a group sent to represent a larger body.
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Contingent in a Sentence
- The offer is contingent on a survey of the roof.
- A small contingent travelled ahead of the team.
- Funding remains contingent on next year's results.
Common Mispronunciations of Contingent
Not kuhn-TIN-jent
The last beat weakens to juhnt, so it never rhymes with gent on its own.
Not KAHN-tin-juhnt
Weight rides on the middle beat here, which is where almost all con words with this shape put it.
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