English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Mission Pronunciation
Mission is pronounced MI-shuhn, IPA /ˈmɪʃən/.
MI-shuhn
US /ˈmɪʃən/ · UK /ˈmɪʃən/
Syllables: MI · shuhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: An important task given to a person or group, or a journey made to carry one out.
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Mission in a Sentence
- The mission was called off after two days.
- Her mission is to get the museum reopened.
- A trade mission flew out on Monday.
Common Mispronunciations of Mission
Not MI-see-uhn
Those two s letters make one sh, so the close is a plain shuhn.
Not mi-SHUHN
The opening MI keeps the volume, and the shuhn behind it never competes.
Tip: Mission and fission rhyme, and so do passion and fashion one vowel away.
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