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Twenty Pronunciation
Twenty is pronounced TWEN-tee, IPA /ˈtwɛni/.
TWEN-tee
US /ˈtwɛni/ · UK /ˈtwɛnti/
Syllables: TWEN · tee (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and determiner: The number 20.
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Twenty in a Sentence
- Twenty people turned up for the first session.
- She paid twenty for the whole box.
- He has worked here twenty years.
Common Mispronunciations of Twenty
Not TWEN-ty
That final y is a plain ee, not a long i. Twentieth is the relative that opens the ending out again into ee-uhth.
Not TUHWEN-tee
Round the lips once for the tw and move straight into the vowel. Pulling the two letters apart adds a beat the number does not have.
Tip: Twenty one through twenty nine all keep the push on TWEN, and only a contrast moves it.
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