English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Platform Pronunciation
Platform is pronounced PLAT-fawrm, IPA /ˈplætˌfɔrm/.
PLAT-fawrm
US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/ · UK /ˈplætfɔːm/
Syllables: PLAT · fawrm (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A raised flat surface to stand on, or the set of positions a party or business stands for.
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Platform in a Sentence
- The train leaves from platform four.
- Workers bolted a wooden platform over the mud.
- Housing sat at the centre of her platform.
Common Mispronunciations of Platform
Not plat-FAWRM
PLAT carries the force and fawrm trails away behind it, as in almost every two-part English compound.
Not PLAYT-fawrm
Hold the a short, the vowel of flat and hat, so the first half does not turn into plate.
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