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Pleasant Pronunciation
Pleasant is pronounced PLE-zuhnt, IPA /ˈplɛzənt/.
PLE-zuhnt
US /ˈplɛzənt/ · UK /ˈplɛzənt/
Syllables: PLE · zuhnt (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective: Enjoyable, or friendly and easy to be with.
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Pleasant in a Sentence
- It was a pleasant walk along the towpath.
- She has a pleasant way of saying no.
- The weather stayed pleasant all week.
Common Mispronunciations of Pleasant
Not PLEE-zuhnt
Clip the ea down to the e of bed. Please keeps the long vowel; pleasant does not.
Not pluh-ZANT
Keep the punch on PLE and let zuhnt close quietly behind it.
Tip: Two beats, PLE-zuhnt, with the s buzzing as a z.
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