English pronunciation · Words Starting with L
Land Pronunciation
Land is pronounced LAND, IPA /ˈlænd/.
LAND
US /ˈlænd/ · UK /ˈlænd/
Syllables: LAND (1 syllable)
noun and verb: The solid part of the earth's surface, a country or region, or to come down onto a surface after flying.
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Land in a Sentence
- They own forty acres of land outside the town.
- The plane will land in about twenty minutes.
- He came back to the land of his grandparents.
Common Mispronunciations of Land
Not LEND
The vowel is the flat a of cat, kept well forward in the mouth. Sliding it towards e gives lend, a different verb entirely.
Not LAN
Finish on the d. It is quiet before a following consonant, as in land mass, but it is never simply absent.
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