English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Fatigue Pronunciation
Fatigue is pronounced fuh-TEEG, IPA /fəˈtig/.
fuh-TEEG
US /fəˈtig/ · UK /fəˈtiːg/
Syllables: fuh · TEEG (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun; also verb: Deep tiredness, or the weakening of metal under repeated stress.
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Fatigue in a Sentence
- Fatigue set in about halfway up.
- The crack was caused by metal fatigue.
- Long shifts fatigue even the fittest staff.
Common Mispronunciations of Fatigue
Not FA-tig
The stress is at the end and the vowel there is the long ee of league: fuh-TEEG.
Not fuh-TEE-goo
The gue ending is a bare g. Nothing is pronounced after it, as in league and vague.
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