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Prophet Pronunciation
Prophet is pronounced PRAH-fuht, IPA /ˈprɑfət/.
PRAH-fuht
US /ˈprɑfət/ · UK /ˈprɒfɪt/
Syllables: PRAH · fuht (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Someone believed to speak for a god, or by extension anyone who predicts what is coming.
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Prophet in a Sentence
- The prophet is quoted twice in the sermon.
- He was a prophet of the coming crash and nobody listened.
- Every prophet in the book is named in the index.
Common Mispronunciations of Prophet
Not PROH-fet
Profile has the long o and this word does not. What you want at the front is the short vowel of hot.
Not pruh-FET
Front stress is fixed here, and the second syllable reduces to a soft fuht.
Tip: Prophet and profit are said identically, so context has to do the work.
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