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Palace Pronunciation

Palace is pronounced PA-luhs, IPA /ˈpæləs/.

PA-luhs

US /ˈpæləs/  ·  UK /ˈpælɪs/

Syllables: PA · luhs (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun: The official home of a monarch, a bishop, or another high-ranking person.

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Palace in a Sentence

  • Crowds gathered outside the palace all afternoon.
  • The palace was built on the site of an older fort.
  • A palace guard turned us back at the gate.

Common Mispronunciations of Palace

Not puh-LAHS

Open loud on PA and let the ending crumble to luhs. The back-weighted reading belongs to the French palais.

Not PA-lays

Finish on a hissed s, not a buzzed z, and keep the vowel before it weak. The ace ending here is nothing like the card.

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