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Opinion Pronunciation

Opinion is pronounced uh-PI-nyuhn, IPA /əˈpɪnjən/.

uh-PI-nyuhn

US /əˈpɪnjən/  ·  UK /əˈpɪniən/

Syllables: uh · PI · nyuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

noun: A view or judgement about something that is not necessarily based on fact.

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Opinion in a Sentence

  • In my opinion the second draft is stronger.
  • Opinion in the village is split.
  • She asked for a second opinion before agreeing.

Common Mispronunciations of Opinion

Not OH-pi-nee-uhn

Land the beat on PI and fold the nion ending into a single nyuhn. Opening loud stretches the word to four beats.

Not uh-PIN-yun

Let the last syllable fade to nyuhn rather than landing on a full yun. Unstressed endings in English lose their vowels.

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