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Plan Pronunciation

Plan is pronounced PLAN, IPA /ˈplæn/.

PLAN

US /ˈplæn/  ·  UK /ˈplæn/

Syllables: PLAN (1 syllable)

noun and verb: An arrangement for doing something in the future, a drawing of a building from above, or to arrange something in advance.

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Plan in a Sentence

  • The plan is to leave before six.
  • They plan to move in the spring.
  • Look at the floor plan before you decide.

Common Mispronunciations of Plan

Not puh-LAN

The p and the l run together with no vowel between them. Splitting the cluster adds a syllable English does not have here.

Not PLEN

Keep the vowel forward, the a of cat. Sliding it towards e gives something close to the French plein.

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