How to pronounce

Lieutenant

/lutɛnʌnt/

🇺🇸

US English

/lutɛnʌnt/

Active

🇬🇧

UK English

/lutɛnʌnt/

Speed

Pronunciation Guide

Notoriously Hard

Syllables

lef · TEN · ant

Often pronounced as loo-TEN-ant, especially in American English.

Let’s have TEN ants march in line — lef-TEN-ant!

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