English pronunciation · Words Starting with L
Lantern Pronunciation
Lantern is pronounced LAN-tern, IPA /ˈlæntɝn/.
LAN-tern
US /ˈlæntɝn/ · UK /ˈlɑːntən/
Syllables: LAN · tern (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A lamp with a transparent case, made to be carried or hung.
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Lantern in a Sentence
- A paper lantern hung over the door.
- He lit the lantern and went out to the shed.
- Each lantern on the bridge takes a candle.
Common Mispronunciations of Lantern
Not lan-TERN
The opening beat is the loud one and the tern behind it is weak.
Not LAN-teern
That second vowel is a colourless er, not a long ee. Pattern and modern close the same way.
Tip: British dictionaries give the broad ah of father in the first beat, so LAHN-tuhn and LAN-tern are both standard.
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