English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Excursion Pronunciation
Excursion is pronounced ik-SKUR-zhuhn, IPA /ɪkˈskɝʒən/.
ik-SKUR-zhuhn
US /ɪkˈskɝʒən/ · UK /ɛkˈskɜːʃən/
Syllables: ik · SKUR · zhuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A short trip made for pleasure or for a particular purpose.
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Excursion in a Sentence
- The ticket includes an excursion to the caves.
- Their excursion into publishing lasted two years.
- An afternoon excursion leaves from the harbour at three.
Common Mispronunciations of Excursion
Not EK-skur-zhuhn
The middle beat carries the word, SKUR, and the opening ik is a quick step into it.
Not ik-SKUR-see-uhn
Those last four letters make one sound, so the ending is a single zhuhn.
Tip: American dictionaries buzz that ending into a zh and British ones hiss it as sh, and neither is unusual.
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