"Persuade" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /pɝˈsweɪd/ in IPA and it has 2 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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/pɝˈsweɪd/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/pəswˈeɪd/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"persuade" has 2 syllables: persuade.
verb
“That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion.”
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"Persuade" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /pɝˈsweɪd/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Persuade" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "persuade" is /pɝˈsweɪd/.
Persuade: To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
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