English pronunciation · Words Starting with J
Jeremy Pronunciation
Jeremy is pronounced JE-ruh-mee, IPA /ˈdʒɛrəˌmi/.
JE-ruh-mee
US /ˈdʒɛrəˌmi/
Syllables: JE · ruh · mee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun (given name): A male given name, the English form of the biblical Jeremiah.
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Jeremy in a Sentence
- Jeremy runs the Tuesday reading group.
- Ask Jeremy whether the hall is free.
- My cousin Jeremy trained as a joiner.
Common Mispronunciations of Jeremy
Not juh-RE-mee
The opening syllable carries the stress, not the middle one: JE-ruh-mee. The pattern matches Emily rather than Marie.
Not YE-ruh-mee
The j is the soft j of jam. Speakers of languages where j sounds like y often carry that habit across.
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