aspirin

/ˈæspərɪn/

Syllables as·pir·in

Stress AS-pir-in

Phonics Breakdown

as

/æs/

short a

pir

/pər/

ir sound

in

/ɪn/

short i

Meaning

a common medicine used to reduce pain, fever, or inflammation

Sound Reference

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as=/æs/(ask) + pir=/pər/(person) + in=/ɪn/(in)

Example

She took an aspirin to relieve her headache.