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Try LingUp Now!Start with the sound /kən/ where the 'o' is a schwa sound like 'uh'.
Move to /fɝː/, the 'ir' is pronounced like the 'ur' in 'fur'.
End with a soft /m/ sound, keeping lips together.
con-form (incorrect vowel sound)
con-fer-m (incorrect stress placement)
con-furm (incorrect vowel usage)
Begin with /kən/ with a soft 'o' as a schwa.
Change to /fɜː/, where the 'ir' sounds like 'uh' in 'fur'.
Finish with an /m/ sound, using a gentle closure of the lips.
same as American
same as American
same as American
The 'o' is a schwa, which is quick and unstressed.
The stress is on the second syllable: 'firm'.
It's pronounced like 'ur' in 'fur'.
To verify or make sure of something.
/ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃən/
The action of confirming.
/kənˈfɜːrməbl/
Able to be confirmed.
/kənˈfɜːrmd/
Proven to be true.
Confirmation has a different stress pattern.
Confirmable has a different suffix sound.
Confirmed is similar in the first part but ends with a 'd'.
Remember the stress is on the second syllable.
Keep the 'o' sound short and relaxed.
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