"Clandestine" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /kɫænˈdɛstɪn/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/kɫænˈdɛstɪn/
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/klændˈɛstɪn/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"clandestine" has 3 syllables: clandestine. It rhymes with destine and intestine, if that helps it stick.
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"Clandestine" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /kɫænˈdɛstɪn/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Clandestine" has 3 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "clandestine" is /kɫænˈdɛstɪn/.
Clandestine: Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
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