How to pronounce “paragon”
Say “paragon” in 3 beats
paragon
/ˈpɛɹəˌɡɑn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /paɹəɡən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- parpɛstress
- agɹə
- onɡɑn
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpɛɹəˌɡɑn/
- IPA (British)
- /paɹəɡən/
- Respelling
- PE-ruh-gahn
- Syllables
- 3 — PAR-ag-on
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PAR-ag-on. “par” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈpɛɹəˌɡɑn/
/paɹəɡən/
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What “paragon” means
- noun
an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
- noun
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
Say it in a sentence
“She is no paragon, but she has never let us down.”“paragon”, answered
How do you pronounce “paragon”?
“paragon” is pronounced /ˈpɛɹəˌɡɑn/ (PE-ruh-gahn) in American English and /paɹəɡən/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “par”. Build it as PAR-ag-on, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “paragon” have?
3: par · ag · on. The beat lands on the first, “par”.
Is “paragon” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpɛɹəˌɡɑn/ (PE-ruh-gahn); British English says /paɹəɡən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “paragon” mean?
As a noun: an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept For example: “She is no paragon, but she has never let us down.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “paragon”?
Stress the first syllable: PAR-ag-on. “par” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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