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Twelve Pronunciation
Twelve is pronounced TWELV, IPA /ˈtwɛlv/.
TWELV
US /ˈtwɛlv/ · UK /ˈtwɛlv/
Syllables: TWELV (1 syllable)
noun and determiner: The number 12.
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Twelve in a Sentence
- Twelve of us went in the end.
- The train leaves at twelve.
- There are twelve in a crate.
Common Mispronunciations of Twelve
Not TWELF
Keep the voice running into the ending, because ve is a v and not an f. The f belongs to twelfth, where a th follows it.
Not TWEL-vuh
The e at the close is silent and the l and the v meet with nothing between them. One beat holds the number.
Tip: Twelve, twelfth: the v hardens to an f only when the th arrives behind it.
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