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Superintendent Pronunciation
Superintendent is pronounced soo-per-uhn-TEN-duhnt, IPA /ˌsupɝənˈtɛndənt/.
soo-per-uhn-TEN-duhnt
US /ˌsupɝənˈtɛndənt/ · UK /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənt/
Syllables: soo · per · uhn · TEN · duhnt (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: A person in charge of an organisation, a building, or a police district.
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Two Ways to Say Superintendent
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- with a clear short i in the middle: soo-per-in-TEN-duhnt: /ˌsupɝɪnˈtɛndənt/
Superintendent in a Sentence
- The superintendent signed off on the repairs.
- She was promoted to superintendent last spring.
- Ask the superintendent for a key to the basement.
Common Mispronunciations of Superintendent
Not soo-per-IN-ten-duhnt
Five parts, and the fourth carries the main beat: TEN. A beat on IN splits the word in the wrong place.
Not soo-pruh-TEN-duhnt
The per and the in are both quick but neither disappears. Dropping one leaves the word a syllable short.
Tip: Build it from the end: tendent, then in, then super. The main beat never moves off TEN.
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