English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Energy Pronunciation
Energy is pronounced E-ner-jee, IPA /ˈɛnɝdʒi/.
E-ner-jee
US /ˈɛnɝdʒi/ · UK /ˈɛnədʒi/
Syllables: E · ner · jee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The strength and vitality needed for activity, or power drawn from physical resources.
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Energy in a Sentence
- She has enormous energy for someone of eighty.
- The country imports most of its energy.
- I had no energy left by Friday.
Common Mispronunciations of Energy
Not E-ner-gee
A g standing in front of a y softens to a j, so the close is jee and never a hard gee.
Not e-NER-jee
Front weight, which energies holds on to as well. Only energetic moves the push along.
Tip: Energy and allergy rhyme and share a rhythm, and both soften the g in the same way.
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