Pronunciation dictionary
Words starting with P
315 published words, grouped by how many beats they take to say. Every entry shows its American IPA; open one for the British form, the stress, the usual slips and a recorder.
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Every P word we have published
1 syllable · 47 words
- page/peɪdʒ/
- paid/peɪd/
- pain/peɪn/
- palm/pɑm/
- park/pɑɹk/
- part/pɑɹt/
- parts/pɑɹts/
- pass/pæs/
- passed/pæst/
- past/pæst/
- pause/pɔz/
- pay/peɪ/
- peace/pis/
- peer/pɪɹ/
- phase/feɪz/
- phlegm/flɛm/
- phone/foʊn/
- pick/pɪk/
- piece/pis/
- pique/pik/
- pitch/pɪtʃ/
- place/pleɪs/
- placed/pleɪst/
- plan/plæn/
- plans/plænz/
- plant/plænt/
- play/pleɪ/
- played/pleɪd/
- plays/pleɪz/
- please/pliz/
- plus/plʌs/
- point/pɔɪnt/
- points/pɔɪnts/
- pop/pɑp/
- pose/poʊz/
- post/poʊst/
- press/pɹɛs/
- price/pɹaɪs/
- prime/pɹaɪm/
- pro/pɹoʊ/
- prompts/pɹɑmpts/
- proud/pɹaʊd/
- prove/pɹuv/
- psalm/sɑm/
- pull/pʊl/
- push/pʊʃ/
- put/pʊt/
2 syllables · 104 words
- package/ˈpækədʒ/
- pallet/ˈpælət/
- panel/ˈpænəl/
- paper/ˈpeɪpɚ/
- parents/ˈpɛɹənts/
- parking/ˈpɑɹkɪŋ/
- parties/ˈpɑɹtiz/
- partner/ˈpɑɹtnɚ/
- party/ˈpɑɹti/
- passive/ˈpæsɪv/
- passport/ˈpæˌspɔɹt/
- patience/ˈpeɪʃəns/
- patient/ˈpeɪʃənt/
- patients/ˈpeɪʃənts/
- payroll/ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/
- pecan/pɪˈkɑn/
- penchant/ˈpɛntʃənt/
- people/ˈpipəl/
- perceive/pɚˈsiv/
- percent/pɚˈsɛnt/
- perfect/ˈpɝfɪkt/
- perhaps/pɚˈhæps/
- permit/ˈpɝˌmɪt/
- persist/pɚˈsɪst/
- person/ˈpɝsən/
- persuade/pɚˈsweɪd/
- peruse/pɚˈuz/
- pervert/pɚˈvɝt/
- photo/ˈfoʊˌtoʊ/
- photos/ˈfoʊˌtoʊz/
- physics/ˈfɪzɪks/
- picture/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
- pictures/ˈpɪktʃɚz/
- pipeline/ˈpaɪˌplaɪn/
- pithy/ˈpɪθi/
- placate/ˈpleɪkeɪt/
- places/ˈpleɪsəz/
- plaintiff/ˈpleɪntəf/
- planning/ˈplænɪŋ/
- platform/ˈplætˌfɔɹm/
- player/ˈpleɪɚ/
- players/ˈpleɪɚz/
- playing/ˈpleɪɪŋ/
- plumber/ˈplʌmɚ/
- police/pəˈlis/
- portion/ˈpɔɹʃən/
- portrait/ˈpɔɹtɹət/
- posted/ˈpoʊstɪd/
- postpone/poʊstˈpoʊn/
- power/ˈpaʊɚ/
- practice/ˈpɹæktəs/
- practise/ˈpɹæktɪs/
- precede/pɹɪˈsid/
- precise/pɹɪˈsaɪs/
- preclude/pɹɪˈklud/
- predict/pɹɪˈdɪkt/
- preference/ˈpɹɛfɹəns/
- prelude/ˈpɹɛljud/
- premise/ˈpɹɛmɪs/
- present/ˈpɹɛzənt/
- preserve/pɹəˈzɝv/
- pressure/ˈpɹɛʃɚ/
- presume/pɹɪˈzum/
- pretty/ˈpɹɪti/
- prevent/pɹɪˈvɛnt/
- prices/ˈpɹaɪsəz/
- prior/ˈpɹaɪɚ/
- prison/ˈpɹɪzən/
- private/ˈpɹaɪvət/
- problem/ˈpɹɑbləm/
- problems/ˈpɹɑbləmz/
- proceed/pɹəˈsid/
- process/ˈpɹɑsɛs/
- produce/pɹəˈdus/
- produced/pɹəˈdust/
- product/ˈpɹɑdəkt/
- products/ˈpɹɑdəkts/
- profile/ˈpɹoʊˌfaɪl/
- profound/pɹoʊˈfaʊnd/
- program/ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæm/
- programs/ˈpɹoʊˌɡɹæmz/
- progress/ˈpɹɑˌɡɹɛs/
- project/ˈpɹɑdʒɛkt/
- promote/pɹəˈmoʊt/
- pronounce/pɹəˈnaʊns/
- proofread/ˈpɹuˌfɹid/
- proscribe/pɹoʊˈskɹaɪb/
- prospect/ˈpɹɑspɛkt/
- protect/pɹəˈtɛkt/
- protein/ˈpɹoʊˌtin/
- protest/ˈpɹoʊˌtɛst/
- provide/pɹəˈvaɪd/
- provides/pɹəˈvaɪdz/
- proxy/ˈpɹɑksi/
- prudent/ˈpɹudənt/
- public/ˈpʌblɪk/
- publish/ˈpʌblɪʃ/
- published/ˈpʌblɪʃt/
- puerile/pjuˈɹil/
- pungent/ˈpʌndʒənt/
- purchase/ˈpɝtʃəs/
- purpose/ˈpɝpəs/
- pursue/pɚˈsu/
- putting/ˈpʌtɪŋ/
3 syllables · 95 words
- packaging/ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ/
- paella/paɪˈɛlə/
- palliate/ˈpælieɪt/
- paradigm/ˈpɛɹəˌdaɪm/
- paradox/ˈpɛɹəˌdɑks/
- paragon/ˈpɛɹəˌɡɑn/
- paragraph/ˈpæɹəˌɡɹæf/
- parallel/ˈpɛɹəˌlɛl/
- paramount/ˈpɛɹəˌmaʊnt/
- paraphrase/ˈpɛɹəˌfɹeɪz/
- partisan/ˈpɑɹtəzən/
- passenger/ˈpæsəndʒɚ/
- passionate/ˈpæʃənət/
- paucity/ˈpɔsəˌti/
- payable/ˈpeɪəbəl/
- pedantic/pəˈdæntɪk/
- pellucid/pəˈlusɪd/
- percentage/pɚˈsɛntədʒ/
- perception/pɚˈsɛpʃən/
- perfidy/ˈpɝfɪdi/
- performance/pɚˈfɔɹməns/
- perilous/ˈpɛɹələs/
- period/ˈpɪɹiəd/
- permission/pɚˈmɪʃən/
- pernicious/pɚˈnɪʃəs/
- persistent/pɚˈsɪstənt/
- personal/ˈpɝsənəl/
- personnel/ˌpɝsəˈnɛl/
- perspective/pɚˈspɛktɪv/
- pervasive/pɚˈveɪsɪv/
- pharmacy/ˈfɑɹməsi/
- phlegmatic/flɛɡˈmætɪk/
- physical/ˈfɪzɪkəl/
- picturesque/ˈpɪktʃɚəsk/
- platitude/ˈplætɪˌtud/
- plausible/ˈplɔzəbəl/
- plethora/ˈplɛθɚə/
- pneumonia/nuˈmoʊnjə/
- policy/ˈpɑləsi/
- politics/ˈpɑləˌtɪks/
- pollution/pəˈluʃən/
- ponderous/ˈpɑndɚəs/
- popular/ˈpɑpjəlɚ/
- position/pəˈzɪʃən/
- positive/ˈpɑzətɪv/
- possible/ˈpɑsəbəl/
- posthumous/ˈpɑstʃəməs/
- potential/pəˈtɛnʃəl/
- poverty/ˈpɑvɚti/
- powerful/ˈpaʊɚfəl/
- pragmatic/pɹæɡˈmætɪk/
- precedent/ˈpɹɛsɪdənt/
- premises/ˈpɹɛməsəz/
- prescient/ˈpɹɛsiənt/
- prescription/pɹɪˈskɹɪpʃən/
- prevalent/ˈpɹɛvələnt/
- previous/ˈpɹiviəs/
- primary/ˈpɹaɪˌmɛɹi/
- principal/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/
- principle/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/
- privacy/ˈpɹaɪvəsi/
- proactive/ˌpɹoʊˈæktɪv/
- probably/ˈpɹɑbəbli/
- probation/pɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/
- probity/ˈpɹoʊbəti/
- procedure/pɹəˈsidʒɚ/
- procurement/pɹoʊˈkjʊɹmənt/
- prodigal/ˈpɹɑdɪɡəl/
- production/pɹəˈdʌkʃən/
- profession/pɹəˈfɛʃən/
- professor/pɹəˈfɛsɚ/
- proficient/pɹɑˈfɪʃənt/
- profligate/ˈpɹɔflɪˌɡeɪt/
- prognosis/pɹɑɡˈnoʊsəs/
- progression/pɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/
- prohibit/pɹoʊˈhɪbət/
- projection/pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/
- prolific/pɹoʊˈlɪfɪk/
- prominent/ˈpɹɑmənənt/
- promotion/pɹəˈmoʊʃən/
- property/ˈpɹɑpɚti/
- proportion/pɹəˈpɔɹʃən/
- proposal/pɹəˈpoʊzəl/
- prosaic/pɹoʊˈzeɪɪk/
- prosciutto/pɹəˈʃutoʊ/
- protean/pɹoʊˈtiən/
- protection/pɹəˈtɛkʃən/
- protocol/ˈpɹoʊtəˌkɑl/
- prototype/ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪp/
- protracted/pɹoʊˈtɹæktɪd/
- provided/pɹəˈvaɪdɪd/
- provision/pɹəˈvɪʒən/
- pseudonym/ˈsudəˌnɪm/
- pugnacious/pəɡˈnæʃɪs/
- punctual/ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/
4 syllables · 54 words
- paediatric/ˌpidiˈætɹɪk/
- panacea/ˌpænəˈsiə/
- parameter/pɚˈæmətɚ/
- participant/pɑɹˈtɪsəpənt/
- participate/pɑɹˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/
- particular/pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/
- pathology/pəˈθɑlədʒi/
- pedagogy/ˈpɛdəˌɡoʊdʒi/
- penurious/ˌpɛˈnjuɹiəs/
- perfunctory/pɚˈfʌŋktɚi/
- peripheral/pɚˈɪfɚəl/
- periphery/pɚˈɪfɚi/
- perpetuate/pɚˈpɛtʃəˌweɪt/
- personable/ˈpɝsənəbəl/
- perspicacious/pɚspəˈkeɪʃəs/
- pessimistic/ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk/
- phenomenon/fəˈnɑmənɑn/
- philosophy/fəˈlɑsəfi/
- photography/fəˈtɑɡɹəfi/
- plagiarism/ˈpleɪdʒɚˌɪzəm/
- polemical/pəˈlɛməkəl/
- political/pəˈlɪtəkəl/
- population/ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən/
- portfolio/pɔɹtˈfoʊliˌoʊ/
- postgraduate/ˌpoʊstˈɡɹædʒuət/
- practitioner/pɹækˈtɪʃənɚ/
- precarious/pɹiˈkɛɹiəs/
- precipitate/pɹɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt/
- predominant/pɹɪˈdɑmənənt/
- preferable/ˈpɹɛfɚəbəl/
- preparation/ˌpɹɛpɚˈeɪʃən/
- prerequisite/pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/
- presentation/ˌpɹɛzənˈteɪʃən/
- presumably/pɹəˈzuməbli/
- prevaricate/pɹəˈvɛɹəkeɪt/
- previously/ˈpɹiviəsli/
- prioritise/pɹaɪˈɔɹəˌtaɪz/
- priority/pɹaɪˈɔɹəti/
- proclivity/pɹoʊˈklɪvəti/
- procrastinate/pɹəˈkɹæstəˌneɪt/
- professional/pɹəˈfɛʃənəl/
- proficiency/pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/
- proliferate/pɹoʊˈlɪfɚˌeɪt/
- propensity/pɹəˈpɛnsɪti/
- propitiate/pɹəˈpɪʃieɪt/
- proportional/pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəl/
- prosperity/pɹɑˈspɛɹəti/
- providential/ˌpɹɑvəˈdɛnʃəl/
- provocative/pɹoʊˈvɑkətɪv/
- psychiatry/saɪˈkaɪətɹi/
- psychology/saɪˈkɑlədʒi/
- publication/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
- punctilious/pəŋkˈtɪliəs/
- purportedly/pɚˈpɔɹtɪdˌli/
5 syllables · 12 words
- paradoxical/ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksɪkəl/
- paradoxically/ˌpɛɹəˈdɑksəkli/
- parliamentary/ˌpɑɹləˈmɛntɚi/
- participation/pɑɹˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
- particularly/pɚˈtɪkjəlɚli/
- personality/ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/
- predisposition/ˌpɹidɪspəˈzɪʃən/
- predominantly/ˌpɹɪˈdɑmənəntˌli/
- preliminary/pɹɪˈlɪməˌnɛɹi/
- productivity/ˌpɹoʊdəkˈtɪvəti/
- pronunciation/pɹəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
- proprietary/pɹəˈpɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/
6 syllables · 2 words
7 syllables · 1 word
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