English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Proportion Pronunciation
Proportion is pronounced pruh-PAWR-shuhn, IPA /prəˈpɔrʃən/.
pruh-PAWR-shuhn
US /prəˈpɔrʃən/ · UK /prəˈpɔːʃən/
Syllables: pruh · PAWR · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The size or amount of one part measured against the whole.
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Proportion in a Sentence
- Rent swallows a large proportion of the budget.
- The windows are out of proportion with the door.
- Mix the two powders in equal proportions.
Common Mispronunciations of Proportion
Not PRO-pawr-shuhn
PAWR in the middle is the peak, and the pruh ahead of it is as light as a syllable gets.
Not pruh-PAWR-shee-uhn
Collapse tion into a single closing shuhn rather than stretching it across two beats.
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