English pronunciation · Words Starting with U
United Pronunciation
United is pronounced yoo-NY-tid, IPA /juˈnaɪtɪd/.
yoo-NY-tid
US /juˈnaɪtɪd/ · UK /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
Syllables: yoo · NY · tid (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Joined together and acting as one.
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United in a Sentence
- The staff were united against the proposal.
- A united front held for about a fortnight.
- They stood united at the gates until midnight.
Common Mispronunciations of United
Not YOO-ny-tid
NY in second place is the loud beat, which is the opposite of what unity does with the same letters.
Not oo-NY-tid
English puts a consonant-like y in front of that u, which is also why people write a united front rather than an united front.
Tip: Three beats, yoo-NY-tid, and the ed really is a separate beat because the stem ends in a t.
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