English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Hospitality Pronunciation
Hospitality is pronounced hah-spuh-TA-luh-tee, IPA /ˌhɑspəˈtæləti/.
hah-spuh-TA-luh-tee
US /ˌhɑspəˈtæləti/ · UK /ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪti/
Syllables: hah · spuh · TA · luh · tee (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: Friendly and generous treatment of guests, or the industry that feeds and houses them.
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Hospitality in a Sentence
- We were grateful for their hospitality over the weekend.
- She has worked in hospitality since leaving school.
- The hospitality tent was the only dry place on the field.
Common Mispronunciations of Hospitality
Not hah-SPI-tuh-li-tee
Hospital keeps its beat near the front, but adding the ending pulls it back to the third group, TA.
Not haws-pi-TA-luh-tee
Five beats, and the first two are both weak. A full vowel in the opening makes the word top heavy.
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