English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Count Pronunciation
Count is pronounced KOWNT, IPA /ˈkaʊnt/.
KOWNT
US /ˈkaʊnt/ · UK /ˈkaʊnt/
Syllables: KOWNT (1 syllable)
verb and noun: To work out how many of something there are, or a European nobleman's title.
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Count in a Sentence
- Count the chairs before you order more.
- The final count gave her a majority of forty.
- The count owned most of the valley.
Common Mispronunciations of Count
Not KOWN-tuh
The word stops on the t, with no vowel added after it.
Not KOHNT
This vowel is a glide, opening at the ah of father and closing towards oo, which is the job the ou spelling does.
Tip: The nobleman and the verb are the same sound, and county simply adds a second beat.
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