English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Paradise Pronunciation
Paradise is pronounced PE-ruh-dys, IPA /ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs/.
PE-ruh-dys
US /ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs/ · UK /ˈpærəˌdaɪs/
Syllables: PE · ruh · dys (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Heaven, or any place of perfect happiness.
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Paradise in a Sentence
- The island was a paradise for birdwatchers.
- Milton set Paradise Lost in the garden of Eden.
- A hot bath after that walk was paradise.
Common Mispronunciations of Paradise
Not PA-ruh-diz
The ise ending hisses and carries the long eye of ice, unlike the buzzing close of surprise.
Not pa-ruh-DYS
The front beat leads the three, and the ending takes only a secondary lift.
Tip: The word reached English from Persian through Greek, where it named a walled garden.
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