English pronunciation · Words Starting with R
Region Pronunciation
Region is pronounced REE-juhn, IPA /ˈridʒən/.
REE-juhn
US /ˈridʒən/ · UK /ˈriːdʒən/
Syllables: REE · juhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A large area of land or part of a country, usually without exact borders.
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Region in a Sentence
- The wine comes from a small region in the south.
- Rainfall varies a lot across the region.
- Pain in the region of the knee is common in runners.
Common Mispronunciations of Region
Not RE-juhn
Lengthen the opening vowel into a long ee. A short one gives you something closer to reggae with an n.
Not REE-gee-uhn
Squeeze the gion at the end into a single juhn, exactly as legion and contagion do. Stretching it out adds a syllable the word does not have.
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