How to pronounce

Acumen

/ʌkjumʌn/

🇺🇸

US English

/ʌkjumʌn/

Active

🇬🇧

UK English

/ʌkjumʌn/

Speed

Pronunciation Guide

Tricky

Syllables

AC · u · men

Often mispronounced as uh-CUE-men — the stress is on the first syllable, not the second.

Picture an ACE with acumen: ACE-you-men, but stress the ACE!

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