English pronunciation · Words Starting with O
Opportunity Pronunciation
Opportunity is pronounced ah-per-TOO-nuh-tee, IPA /ˌɑpɝˈtunəti/.
ah-per-TOO-nuh-tee
US /ˌɑpɝˈtunəti/ · UK /ɒpəˈtjuːnɪti/
Syllables: ah · per · TOO · nuh · tee (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: A chance to do something you want or need to do.
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Opportunity in a Sentence
- This is a good opportunity to ask.
- She turned down the opportunity twice.
- Every opportunity was advertised internally.
Common Mispronunciations of Opportunity
Not AH-per-too-nuh-tee
TOO in third place is the loud beat, with the two in front of it almost silent.
Not ah-paw-TOO-nuh-tee
The second beat holds no full vowel: it reduces to per, never to a rounded paw.
Tip: Americans say ah-per-TOO-nuh-tee and British speakers ah-puh-TYOO-ni-tee, with the y glide.
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