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Plenty Pronunciation
Plenty is pronounced PLEN-tee, IPA /ˈplɛni/.
PLEN-tee
US /ˈplɛni/ · UK /ˈplɛnti/
Syllables: PLEN · tee (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
pronoun, noun, and adverb: As much or as many as needed, and often more.
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Plenty in a Sentence
- There is plenty of room in the back.
- We have plenty to be getting on with.
- The sauce was plenty hot enough for me.
Common Mispronunciations of Plenty
Not PE-nee
The l belongs in that opening cluster, pl, and letting it go leaves you saying penny.
Not plen-TEE
Nothing after the opening PLEN is held on to, so the ending is a brief tee.
Tip: American speech often loses the t altogether, PLE-nee, and the American dictionary entry records exactly that.
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