English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Convenience Pronunciation
Convenience is pronounced kuhn-VEE-nyuhns, IPA /kənˈvinjəns/.
kuhn-VEE-nyuhns
US /kənˈvinjəns/ · UK /kənˈviːnɪəns/
Syllables: kuhn · VEE · nyuhns (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The quality of being easy or useful, or something that makes life easier.
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Convenience in a Sentence
- Come at your convenience, any time after ten.
- A dishwasher is a convenience she would not give up.
- The convenience of the location is what sold the flat.
Common Mispronunciations of Convenience
Not KAHN-vee-nyuhns
Give VEE the force and reduce the opening to kuhn. The spelling con tempts speakers into thumping it.
Not kuhn-VEN-yuhns
Stretch the stressed vowel to the ee of seen. The short e of pen belongs to a different word family.
Tip: Three beats in American speech, kuhn-VEE-nyuhns, and often four in British speech, kuhn-VEE-nee-uhns.
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