English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Fragrance Pronunciation
Fragrance is pronounced FRAY-gruhns, IPA /ˈfreɪgrəns/.
FRAY-gruhns
US /ˈfreɪgrəns/ · UK /ˈfreɪgrəns/
Syllables: FRAY · gruhns (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A pleasant smell, or a perfume sold for its scent.
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Fragrance in a Sentence
- The fragrance of cut grass came through the window.
- She launched a fragrance under her own name.
- Choose a soap with no added fragrance.
Common Mispronunciations of Fragrance
Not FRA-gruhns
The a in front of the gr runs long, the ay of day, so the first beat rhymes with tray.
Not fruh-GRAYNS
Front weight, and the ance ending blurs away to gruhns.
Tip: Fragrance and fragrant keep the long ay, and so does the unrelated word flagrant.
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