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Try LingUp Now!Start with 'con', using a schwa /ə/ sound followed by 'n'.
Add 'gest', with a soft 'g' /dʒ/ and short 'e' /ɛ/ sound.
End with 'ed', pronounced as /ɪd/.
con-gest (forgotten syllable 'ed')
con-jest-ted (misplacing the stress on 'jest')
con-gest-id (incorrect vowel sound in 'ed')
same as American
same as American
The second syllable 'gest' is stressed.
The 'g' is soft, pronounced as /dʒ/.
It is pronounced as a short /ɪd/.
To become blocked or crowded, especially with fluid or traffic.
/kənˈdʒɛstʃən/
The state of being congested.
/ˌdiːkənˈdʒɛst/
To relieve congestion.
/kənˈdʒɛstɪv/
Related to or causing congestion.
Consonant cluster in 'congestion' vs 'congested'.
Prefix 'de-' in 'decongest' creates a different start sound.
Stress shift and vowel change in 'congestive'.
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