English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Pain Pronunciation
Pain is pronounced PAYN, IPA /ˈpeɪn/.
PAYN
US /ˈpeɪn/ · UK /ˈpeɪn/
Syllables: PAYN (1 syllable)
noun: Physical hurt, or deep unhappiness.
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Pain in a Sentence
- The pain in his shoulder came back overnight.
- She bore the pain without saying much about it.
- Learning to parallel park was a real pain.
Common Mispronunciations of Pain
Not PINE
Pulling the vowel towards an eye sound produces pine, which is a tree. The ai spelling here wants what paid and rain have.
Not PAY-een
The ai is a single gliding vowel with nothing at all after it, so the word is one beat.
Tip: Pain and pane are said exactly alike, so the spelling carries the whole difference.
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