English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Ticket Pronunciation
Ticket is pronounced TI-kuht, IPA /ˈtɪkət/.
TI-kuht
US /ˈtɪkət/ · UK /ˈtɪkɪt/
Syllables: TI · kuht (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A printed or digital token showing that you have paid to travel or to attend something.
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Ticket in a Sentence
- Keep your ticket until you leave the platform.
- One ticket costs eleven pounds.
- She lost her ticket between the car and the gate.
Common Mispronunciations of Ticket
Not ti-KET
TI opens loud and the ending is a dull kuht with no e sound left in it. Pocket, bucket and basket all behave the same way.
Not TEE-kuht
TI is a clipped beat, the i of sit. Lengthened, the front of the word drifts towards teak with an ending attached.
Tip: A ticket is also a traffic fine, and the two senses are said identically.
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