English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Significant Pronunciation
Significant is pronounced suhg-NI-fi-kuhnt, IPA /səgˈnɪfɪkənt/.
suhg-NI-fi-kuhnt
US /səgˈnɪfɪkənt/ · UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/
Syllables: suhg · NI · fi · kuhnt (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Large or important enough to be worth noticing.
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Significant in a Sentence
- There has been a significant drop in applications.
- The difference was small but significant.
- She played a significant part in the rescue.
Common Mispronunciations of Significant
Not sig-ni-FI-kuhnt
The peak falls early, on NI, the second of four syllables. Moving it to the third copies the noun significance badly.
Not suhg-NI-fi-kuhnd
The word closes on a t. A d at the end is a common carry-over from languages that do not end words in t.
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