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Philippines Pronunciation
Philippines is pronounced FI-luh-peenz, IPA /ˈfɪləˌpinz/.
FI-luh-peenz
US /ˈfɪləˌpinz/
Syllables: FI · luh · peenz (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The country of more than seven thousand islands in south-east Asia.
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Philippines in a Sentence
- Her parents came from the Philippines in the seventies.
- The Philippines has two official languages.
- Typhoon season in the Philippines runs from June to November.
Common Mispronunciations of Philippines
Not fi-luh-PEENZ
The beat sits on the first part, FI. Moving it to the end follows the pattern of Filipino, which genuinely does stress a later syllable.
Not PHIL-ip-eenz
The ph is a plain f, and the double p is one quick tap. Reading it as the name Phillip adds a hard stop that is not there.
Tip: The country keeps the ph, but a person from there is a Filipino or Filipina with an f. Both spellings are correct.
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