To pronounce "guillemet", say GUILL-em-et — 3 syllables, IPA /ɡi.jə.mɛ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ɡi.jə.mɛ/
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"guillemet" has 3 syllables: guill-em-et. It rhymes with guillemot, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: guillemot — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Guillemet" has 3 syllables: guill · em · et.
The IPA transcription of "guillemet" is /ɡi.jə.mɛ/.
Guillemet: Either of the punctuation marks « or », used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as “ and ”.
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