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Password Pronunciation
Password is pronounced PA-swerd, IPA /ˈpæˌswɝd/.
PA-swerd
US /ˈpæˌswɝd/ · UK /ˈpɑːswɜːd/
Syllables: PA · swerd (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A secret string of characters that proves who you are to a system.
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Password in a Sentence
- I have forgotten the password again.
- Change the password if you used it anywhere else.
- The router password is printed on the underside.
Common Mispronunciations of Password
Not pas-WORD
Compound nouns in English load the first element, so PA carries the beat and word goes quiet. Stressing the end makes it sound like an instruction.
Not PAHS-wawrd
American speakers use the flat a of cat in pass. The broad ah is the standard southern British vowel, so both exist, but they do not mix within one accent.
Tip: Say it as one word with one beat on the front, and let the second half blur to swerd.
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