English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
December Pronunciation
December is pronounced di-SEM-ber, IPA /dɪˈsɛmbɝ/.
di-SEM-ber
US /dɪˈsɛmbɝ/
Syllables: di · SEM · ber (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper noun): The twelfth and last month of the year.
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December in a Sentence
- The shop stays open late through December.
- They were married in December of that year.
- December is the wettest month here.
Common Mispronunciations of December
Not DEE-sem-ber
SEM is the loud beat and the opening is a quick di.
Not di-ZEM-ber
That c hisses instead of buzzing, so the middle is sem.
Tip: December was the tenth month in the old Roman calendar, which is why it opens like decimal.
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