English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Elephant Pronunciation
Elephant is pronounced E-luh-fuhnt, IPA /ˈɛləfənt/.
E-luh-fuhnt
US /ˈɛləfənt/ · UK /ˈɛlɪfənt/
Syllables: E · luh · fuhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The largest living land animal, with a trunk and large ears.
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Elephant in a Sentence
- An elephant can drink two hundred litres a day.
- The elephant moved slowly along the river bank.
- She drew an elephant on the back of the envelope.
Common Mispronunciations of Elephant
Not e-luh-FANT
Weight sits on the first beat and the ending weakens to fuhnt, never rhyming with ant.
Not E-luh-puhnt
The ph is an f, as it is in phone and photograph.
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