English pronunciation · Words Starting with N
Novice Pronunciation
Novice is pronounced NAH-vuhs, IPA /ˈnɑvəs/.
NAH-vuhs
US /ˈnɑvəs/ · UK /ˈnɒvɪs/
Syllables: NAH · vuhs (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Someone new to an activity, or a member of a religious order still in training.
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Novice in a Sentence
- As a novice she found the first week exhausting.
- That slope is gentle enough for a novice.
- He spent two years as a novice before taking vows.
Common Mispronunciations of Novice
Not NOH-vis
Open flat rather than with the oh of no. The first syllable matches the start of November.
Not noh-VEES
English keeps the volume at the front and lets the ending hiss out as vuhs. The French vees belongs to novice as French says it.
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