English pronunciation · Words Starting with G
Guidance Pronunciation
Guidance is pronounced GY-duhns, IPA /ˈgaɪdəns/.
GY-duhns
US /ˈgaɪdəns/ · UK /ˈgaɪdəns/
Syllables: GY · duhns (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Advice or help given to someone about what they should do.
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Guidance in a Sentence
- The council issued new guidance on recycling.
- She wants guidance before she signs anything.
- Under his guidance the team won twice.
Common Mispronunciations of Guidance
Not GEE-duhns
This is the word guide with an ending bolted on, so the eye vowel of guide survives untouched.
Not GY-dans
The a in the ance ending has no vowel of its own. It reduces to duhns, the same close as attendance and reliance.
Tip: Guidance keeps the eye of guide, while guild, guilt and guinea, with the same gui spelling, all take a short i.
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