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September Pronunciation
September is pronounced sep-TEM-ber, IPA /sɛpˈtɛmbɝ/.
sep-TEM-ber
US /sɛpˈtɛmbɝ/
Syllables: sep · TEM · ber (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: The ninth month of the year.
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September in a Sentence
- Term starts in the first week of September.
- We were married on the third of September.
- September brought the first cold mornings.
Common Mispronunciations of September
Not SEP-tem-ber
Keep the opening syllable light and land on TEM. All four autumn months stress the second syllable the same way.
Not sep-TEM-bre
English ends this one with a weak er, not a cluster. French septembre and Spanish septiembre both reverse that order.
Tip: The name means seventh, from the old Roman calendar that began in March. The spelling has kept the count even though the month moved.
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