English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Transparent Pronunciation
Transparent is pronounced tran-SPE-ruhnt, IPA /trænˈspɛrənt/.
tran-SPE-ruhnt
US /trænˈspɛrənt/ · UK /trænˈspærənt/
Syllables: tran · SPE · ruhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Able to be seen through, or open and easy to understand.
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Transparent in a Sentence
- The lid is transparent so you can see inside.
- We want a transparent selection process.
- His motives were transparent to everyone in the room.
Common Mispronunciations of Transparent
Not TRANS-puh-ruhnt
SPE in the middle is the loud beat, with a quick tran running in ahead of it.
Not tranz-PE-ruhnt
That s hisses rather than buzzes and stays an s the whole way through.
Tip: Americans use the air vowel in the middle and British speakers the flatter a of carry.
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