English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Pollution Pronunciation
Pollution is pronounced puh-LOO-shuhn, IPA /pəˈluʃən/.
puh-LOO-shuhn
US /pəˈluʃən/ · UK /pəˈluːʃən/
Syllables: puh · LOO · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: Harmful substances released into air, water, or soil.
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Pollution in a Sentence
- Pollution from the motorway blackens the stonework.
- Levels of pollution in the river have halved.
- Noise pollution was the main complaint at the meeting.
Common Mispronunciations of Pollution
Not POH-loo-shuhn
Nothing of the word poll survives at the front, because the opening shrinks to a colourless puh.
Not puh-LOO-zhuhn
This ti hisses into a sh, unlike the si of illusion, which buzzes into a zh instead.
Tip: Pollute and pollution keep the push in the same spot, on the LOO.
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