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Johnson Pronunciation
Johnson is pronounced JAHN-suhn, IPA /ˈdʒɑnsən/.
JAHN-suhn
US /ˈdʒɑnsən/
Syllables: JAHN · suhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper): A common English surname, meaning son of John.
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Johnson in a Sentence
- Johnson took over the department last spring.
- Samuel Johnson finished his dictionary in 1755.
- There are four Johnsons in the register.
Common Mispronunciations of Johnson
Not JOH-huhn-suhn
The h is silent, as it is in John, so the name holds to two beats.
Not jahn-SUHN
JAHN is the loud one and the ending trails away with no vowel worth naming.
Tip: Jonson without the h, the spelling the playwright Ben Jonson used, sounds exactly the same.
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