English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Parents Pronunciation
Parents is pronounced PE-ruhnts, IPA /ˈpɛrənts/.
PE-ruhnts
US /ˈpɛrənts/ · UK /ˈpeərənts/
Syllables: PE · ruhnts (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural of parent): The mother and father of a person, or more than one person's mother or father.
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Parents in a Sentence
- My parents moved here before I was born.
- Parents are welcome at the Thursday rehearsal.
- Both of her parents were teachers in the same school.
Common Mispronunciations of Parents
Not PE-ruhnt-suhz
Nothing is added for this plural; the ts closes the word and the two beats stay as they were.
Not PE-ruhns
Say the t and then the s, one after the other, so the word does not come out as parence.
Tip: Parents, parent's and parents' are indistinguishable by ear, and only the sentence sorts them out.
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