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Switzerland Pronunciation
Switzerland is pronounced SWIT-ser-luhnd, IPA /ˈswɪtsɝlənd/.
SWIT-ser-luhnd
US /ˈswɪtsɝlənd/
Syllables: SWIT · ser · luhnd (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper): The landlocked country in the Alps, bordered by France, Germany, Italy, and Austria.
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Switzerland in a Sentence
- Switzerland has four official languages.
- We changed trains twice crossing Switzerland.
- Her mother grew up in the Italian part of Switzerland.
Common Mispronunciations of Switzerland
Not SWIT-zer-land
Reduce the last syllable to luhnd. A full land at the end sounds like two words pushed together.
Not swit-ZER-luhnd
Hit SWIT first and keep the rest low. The tz belongs to the opening syllable and ends it with a ts.
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