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Echo Pronunciation
Echo is pronounced E-koh, IPA /ˈɛkoʊ/.
E-koh
US /ˈɛkoʊ/ · UK /ˈɛkəʊ/
Syllables: E · koh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb: A sound that bounces off a surface and is heard again, or the act of repeating something.
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Echo in a Sentence
- Our voices made an echo in the empty hall.
- The tunnel echoed with footsteps.
- His speech echoed a line from the manifesto.
Common Mispronunciations of Echo
Not E-choh
The ch spells a k sound, as it does in chemist and character. An echo is not an etcho.
Not ee-KOH
The beat stays at the front, and the second syllable rounds off quietly.
Tip: The plural takes an e: echoes, like heroes and potatoes.
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