English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Seattle Pronunciation
Seattle is pronounced see-A-tuhl, IPA /siˈætəl/.
see-A-tuhl
US /siˈætəl/
Syllables: see · A · tuhl (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: The largest city in Washington state, on Puget Sound.
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Seattle in a Sentence
- Seattle sits between a sound and a lake.
- It rains less in Seattle than most people expect.
- The first Starbucks opened in Seattle in 1971.
Common Mispronunciations of Seattle
Not SEE-a-tuhl
Seattle leans on the A in the middle, which leaves the opening see quick and light.
Not see-AT-uhl
Americans tap that double t into something close to a d, giving see-A-duhl.
Tip: The name comes from Chief Si'ahl of the Duwamish, smoothed out by English spelling.
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