English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Patio Pronunciation
Patio is pronounced PA-tee-oh, IPA /ˈpætiˌoʊ/.
PA-tee-oh
US /ˈpætiˌoʊ/ · UK /ˈpætɪˌəʊ/
Syllables: PA · tee · oh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A paved area beside a house where people sit outdoors.
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Patio in a Sentence
- We eat on the patio whenever the weather allows.
- He laid the patio himself over two weekends.
- There are four chairs and a table on the patio.
Common Mispronunciations of Patio
Not PAH-tee-oh
English took the spelling from Spanish but not the vowel. The a here is the flat a of cat, so the word opens as PA and not as PAH.
Not puh-TEE-oh
Beat stays on the opening syllable. Radio, studio, and patio all share that front loaded shape.
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