English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Fissure Pronunciation
Fissure is pronounced FI-sher, IPA /ˈfɪʃɝ/.
FI-sher
US /ˈfɪʃɝ/ · UK /ˈfɪʃə/
Syllables: FI · sher (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A long narrow crack in rock, skin, or another surface.
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Fissure in a Sentence
- Water seeped through a fissure in the wall.
- A fissure opened along the eastern slope.
- The surgeon closed the fissure the same day.
Common Mispronunciations of Fissure
Not FI-syoor
The double s turns into a sh, so the word ends in the sher of washer.
Not fi-SHUR
Front stress, with the ending reduced to a weak sher.
Tip: Fissure and fisher are said the same way in most accents, with sher at the end of both.
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