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Espionage Pronunciation
Espionage is pronounced E-spee-uh-nahj, IPA /ˈɛspiənɑdʒ/.
E-spee-uh-nahj
US /ˈɛspiənɑdʒ/ · UK /ˈɛspɪəˌnɑːʒ/
Syllables: E · spee · uh · nahj (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The practice of spying to obtain political, military, or commercial secrets.
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Espionage in a Sentence
- Two employees were charged with industrial espionage.
- The novel is mostly about espionage between rival banks.
- Espionage cases rarely reach open court.
Common Mispronunciations of Espionage
Not e-spee-uh-NAHZH
In English the weight stays at the front, on E, even though the ending keeps its French flavour.
Not e-spy-uh-nahj
The middle i is the ee of see, not the eye of spy. The spelling looks like the word spy but the vowel does not follow it.
Tip: The ending can be a soft zh, as in beige, or a firmer j, as in judge; both are heard from careful speakers.
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