English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Experience Pronunciation
Experience is pronounced ik-SPI-ree-uhns, IPA /ɪkˈspɪriəns/.
ik-SPI-ree-uhns
US /ɪkˈspɪriəns/ · UK /ɛkˈspiərɪəns/
Syllables: ik · SPI · ree · uhns (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun and verb: Knowledge or skill built up by doing something over time, or an event you live through.
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Experience in a Sentence
- She has ten years of experience in planning law.
- The whole experience put him off flying.
- Patients experience the drug differently.
Common Mispronunciations of Experience
Not ek-spe-ree-ENS
SPI is the loud beat, and the three behind it drop away to ree-uhns.
Not ik-SPE-ree-uhns
The stressed vowel is the i of spear, not the e of bed, and that is what separates experience from experiment.
Tip: Experienced adds no beat of its own and leaves the peak exactly where it is.
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