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Double Pneumonia Pronunciation
Double Pneumonia is pronounced DUH-buhl-noo-MOH-nyuh, IPA /ˈdəbəl nəˈmoʊnjə/.
DUH-buhl-noo-MOH-nyuh
US /ˈdəbəl nəˈmoʊnjə/ · UK /ˈdʌbəl njuːˈməʊniə/
Syllables: DUH · buhl · noo · MOH · nyuh (5 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (phrase): Pneumonia affecting both lungs at once.
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Double Pneumonia in a Sentence
- He was in hospital for a month with double pneumonia.
- Double pneumonia in an infant is treated as an emergency.
- The death certificate gave double pneumonia as the cause.
Common Mispronunciations of Double Pneumonia
Not DUH-buhl puh-noo-MOH-nyuh
The p at the start of pneumonia is silent, so the second word begins on the n. Greek pn came into English with the p written but not spoken.
Not DUH-buhl noo-MOH-nee-uh
The ending compresses to nyuh in ordinary speech, giving four syllables in pneumonia rather than five.
Tip: Two stresses: DUH-buhl and MOH. British speakers add a y glide after the n, nyoo-MOH-nyuh.
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