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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “pungent”

“pungent” is pronounced /ˈpʌndʒənt/ (PUN-juhnt) in American English and /pʌndʒənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pun”.
The sound

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pungent

/ˈpʌndʒənt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pʌndʒənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. punpʌnstress
  2. gentdʒənt
IPA (American)
/ˈpʌndʒənt/
IPA (British)
/pʌndʒənt/
Respelling
PUN-juhnt
Syllables
2 — PUN-gent
Stress
Stress the first syllable: PUN-gent. “pun” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈpʌndʒənt/

British

/pʌndʒənt/

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Meaning

What “pungent” means

  1. adjective

    strong and sharp

    “the pungent taste of radishes”

  2. adjective

    capable of wounding

    “a barbed compliment”

Say it in a sentence

“A pungent smell of vinegar filled the whole kitchen.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ppʌshort unn×2dʒjəschwatt

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Questions

“pungent”, answered

How do you pronounce “pungent”?

“pungent” is pronounced /ˈpʌndʒənt/ (PUN-juhnt) in American English and /pʌndʒənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pun”. Build it as PUN-gent, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “pungent” have?

2: pun · gent. The beat lands on the first, “pun”.

Is “pungent” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈpʌndʒənt/ (PUN-juhnt); British English says /pʌndʒənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “pungent” mean?

As an adjective: strong and sharp For example: “the pungent taste of radishes” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “pungent”?

Stress the first syllable: PUN-gent. “pun” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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