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Krypton Pronunciation
Krypton is pronounced KRIP-tahn, IPA /ˈkrɪptɑn/.
KRIP-tahn
US /ˈkrɪptɑn/ · UK /ˈkrɪptən/
Syllables: KRIP · tahn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A colourless gas, element 36, used in some lamps and lighting.
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Krypton in a Sentence
- Krypton sits between argon and xenon in the table.
- A krypton lamp burns with a white light.
- Krypton makes up a tiny fraction of the air.
Common Mispronunciations of Krypton
Not KRIP-tuhn
American dictionaries keep a full vowel at the end, KRIP-tahn, while British ones reduce it to tuhn.
Not KRY-ptahn
The y is short, as in crypt, and the pt belongs to the first beat.
Tip: Superman's planet is the same word, from the Greek kryptos, hidden.
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