English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Performance Pronunciation
Performance is pronounced per-FAWR-muhns, IPA /pɝˈfɔrməns/.
per-FAWR-muhns
US /pɝˈfɔrməns/ · UK /pəˈfɔːməns/
Syllables: per · FAWR · muhns (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A show put on for an audience, or how well someone or something does a job.
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Performance in a Sentence
- The evening performance sold out first.
- Her performance in the final was extraordinary.
- Engine performance drops in cold weather.
Common Mispronunciations of Performance
Not per-FAWR-mans
That ance ending carries no full a. It reduces to muhns, as it does in entrance and distance.
Not PER-fawr-muhns
FAWR carries the whole word, and perform hands that weight straight over.
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