English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Pigeon Pronunciation
Pigeon is pronounced PI-juhn, IPA /ˈpɪdʒən/.
PI-juhn
US /ˈpɪdʒən/ · UK /ˈpɪdʒən/
Syllables: PI · juhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A stout grey bird found in towns and on farmland across the world.
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Pigeon in a Sentence
- A pigeon had got into the loft again.
- He keeps racing pigeons on the allotment.
- The pigeon took the last of the crumbs.
Common Mispronunciations of Pigeon
Not PIG-ee-on
The geon spelling is a single juhn, so there are two syllables in all. The word pig is not inside it.
Not pi-JEEN
The second syllable is weak and ends in n. It never takes the beat or a long vowel.
Tip: Pigeon and pidgin, as in pidgin English, sound exactly alike.
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