To pronounce "calendar", say CAL-end-ar — 3 syllables, IPA /ˈkæɫəndɝ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈkæɫəndɝ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/kˈæləndɐ/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
Break "calendar" into 3 beats and lean on "CAL" — that's the stressed one. It rhymes with allinder and callander, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: callander — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“The three principal calendars are the Gregorian, Jewish, and Islamic calendars.”
“Write his birthday on the calendar hanging on the wall.”
verb
“The judge agreed to calendar a hearing for pretrial motions for the week of May 15, but did not agree to calendar the trial itself on a specific date.”
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Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Calendar" has 3 syllables: cal · end · ar.
The IPA transcription of "calendar" is /ˈkæɫəndɝ/.
Calendar: Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
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