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Estrogen Pronunciation
Estrogen is pronounced E-struh-juhn, IPA /ˈɛstrədʒən/.
E-struh-juhn
US /ˈɛstrədʒən/
Syllables: E · struh · juhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The main female sex hormone, produced chiefly in the ovaries.
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Estrogen in a Sentence
- Estrogen levels change across the menstrual cycle.
- The treatment replaces the estrogen the body no longer makes.
- She asked her doctor about estrogen and bone density.
Common Mispronunciations of Estrogen
Not EE-struh-juhn
Open with a short e, as in best. American spelling drops the o that British oestrogen keeps, and with it the temptation to stretch the vowel.
Not e-STROH-juhn
Nothing after the first syllable is loud. Both the struh and the juhn sit low, which makes the word feel front heavy.
Tip: British English spells it oestrogen and says EE-struh-juhn, so the vowel really does differ across the two.
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