English pronunciation · Words Starting with D

Description Pronunciation

Description is pronounced di-SKRIP-shuhn, IPA /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/.

di-SKRIP-shuhn

US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/  ·  UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

Syllables: di · SKRIP · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

noun: An account in words of what someone or something is like.

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Description in a Sentence

  • Her description of the room was exact.
  • The description in the listing left a great deal out.
  • Give the police a description while you still remember.

Common Mispronunciations of Description

Not dee-SKRIP-shuhn

The opening is a light di with no length in it at all.

Not duh-SKRIP-see-uhn

The -tion ending is a single shuhn, as it is in every word of this family.

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