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Eighteen Pronunciation
Eighteen is pronounced AY-TEEN, IPA /ˈeɪˈtin/.
AY-TEEN
US /ˈeɪˈtin/ · UK /eɪˈtiːn/
Syllables: AY · TEEN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
number: The number that comes after seventeen.
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Two Ways to Say Eighteen
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- ay-TEEN, with the weight at the back: /eɪˈtin/ (ay-TEEN)
Eighteen in a Sentence
- She turns eighteen in March.
- Eighteen people applied for the two places.
- The bus leaves at eighteen minutes past.
Common Mispronunciations of Eighteen
Not AY-tin
Both halves of this word are full and strong, and the second holds a long ee.
Not ayt-TEEN
Only one t stands between the halves, and it belongs to the second of them.
Tip: The weight shifts with the sentence: eighteen on its own is ay-TEEN, and eighteen pounds pulls it forward to AY-teen.
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