circumference

/sərˈkʌmfərəns/

Syllables cir·cum·fer·ence

Stress cir-CUM-fer-ence

Phonics Breakdown

cir

/sər/

soft c

cum

/kʌm/

hard c

fer

/fər/

er schwa

ence

/əns/

schwa

Meaning

the distance around a circle

Sound Reference

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cir=/sər/(sir) + cum=/kʌm/(come) + fer=/fər/(fur) + ence=/əns/(silence)

Example

We calculated the circumference of the circle.