English pronunciation · Words Starting with L
Lesson Pronunciation
Lesson is pronounced LE-suhn, IPA /ˈlɛsən/.
LE-suhn
US /ˈlɛsən/ · UK /ˈlɛsən/
Syllables: LE · suhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A period of teaching, or something learned from experience.
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Lesson in a Sentence
- The first lesson starts at nine.
- He had a driving lesson on Saturday.
- There is a lesson in that for all of us.
Common Mispronunciations of Lesson
Not le-SOHN
The ending is a flat suhn with nothing in it, and the front beat takes everything.
Not LEZ-uhn
Voicing the middle into a z slides the word towards the unrelated lesion. Both s letters here stay breathy.
Tip: Lesson and lessen are identical to the ear, so only the sentence tells you whether a class or a reduction is meant.
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