English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Practices Pronunciation
Practices is pronounced PRAK-tuh-suhz, IPA /ˈpræktəsəz/.
PRAK-tuh-suhz
US /ˈpræktəsəz/ · UK /ˈpræktɪsɪz/
Syllables: PRAK · tuh · suhz (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural of practice); also verb: Habits or customary ways of doing things, or professional businesses such as a dentist's.
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Practices in a Sentence
- Hiring practices vary from office to office.
- Two dental practices share the building.
- She practices the piano before breakfast.
Common Mispronunciations of Practices
Not PRAK-tis-ez
The es adds a beat of its own and arrives as suhz, bringing the word to three.
Not prak-TI-suhz
Volume never shifts off PRAK, in the noun or in the verb.
Tip: The plural noun and the he-or-she form of the verb are spelled and said alike.
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