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How to pronounce exhausted

/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ British English

igZAWstid

3 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the second one.

a Crossed-out letters are silent.

✗ Many people say

exHAUSted

✓ Say

igZAWstid

My tip

The h is silent, and x sounds like gz: ig-ZAW-stid.

In a sentence

I’m exhausted after work.

Now you say it

  1. Listen to me two or three times.
  2. Say it slowly, one beat at a time: ig-ZAW-stid.
  3. Say the sentence at normal speed.

Questions

How do you pronounce exhausted?

In British English, exhausted is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/. Say it like this: ig-ZAW-stid. The h is silent, and x sounds like gz: ig-ZAW-stid.

How many syllables are in exhausted?

When you say it, exhausted has 3 syllables: ig-ZAW-stid. The strong beat is the second one, ZAW.

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