English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Pisces Pronunciation
Pisces is pronounced PY-seez, IPA /ˈpaɪsiz/.
PY-seez
US /ˈpaɪsiz/
Syllables: PY · seez (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper): The twelfth sign of the zodiac, shown as two fish, covering birthdays from late February to late March.
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Pisces in a Sentence
- My sister is a Pisces and never lets anyone forget it.
- Pisces follows Aquarius in the zodiac.
- The column had three lines of advice for Pisces.
Common Mispronunciations of Pisces
Not PIS-eez
That opening i is long, the eye of pie, which is exactly where the word parts company with pieces.
Not PY-sez
The close is a bright seez with a long vowel in it, not a flat sez.
Tip: A person born under the sign is also a Pisces, with no change at all to the spelling or the sound.
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