English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Syracuse Pronunciation
Syracuse is pronounced SI-ruh-kyooz, IPA /ˈsɪrəˌkjuz/.
SI-ruh-kyooz
US /ˈsɪrəˌkjuz/
Syllables: SI · ruh · kyooz (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper): A city in upstate New York, named after an ancient Greek city in Sicily.
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Syracuse in a Sentence
- Syracuse gets more snow than almost any other American city of its size.
- She drove to Syracuse for the weekend.
- The canal once ran right through Syracuse.
Common Mispronunciations of Syracuse
Not si-RA-kyoos
SI at the front carries the beat and nothing later competes with it.
Not SI-ruh-kyoos
Let that last sound buzz into a z, so the word ends kyooz rather than kyoos.
Tip: The ancient Sicilian city is often given four beats in English, suh-RA-kyoos, which is a different word in practice.
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