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Effervescent Pronunciation
Effervescent is pronounced e-fer-VE-suhnt, IPA /ˌɛfɝˈvɛsənt/.
e-fer-VE-suhnt
US /ˌɛfɝˈvɛsənt/ · UK /ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/
Syllables: e · fer · VE · suhnt (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
adjective: Giving off bubbles, or lively and full of high spirits.
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Effervescent in a Sentence
- An effervescent tablet dissolves in half a glass of water.
- She was effervescent company all evening.
- The spring water here is naturally effervescent.
Common Mispronunciations of Effervescent
Not e-FER-vuh-suhnt
Punch the third beat, VE, and let the two in front of it run quickly past.
Not e-fer-VES-ent
Slacken the final syllable to suhnt. Pronouncing the ent fully makes the word sound spelled out.
Tip: Only one s sound comes out of the sc in the middle, so the word runs ve-suhnt and never ves-kuhnt.
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