How to Pronounce “pentagon”
word
/ˈpɛnɪˌɡɑn/
PEN-i-gon
/pˈɛntəɡən/
PEN-tuh-guhn
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈpɛnɪˌɡɑn/
British English
/pˈɛntəɡən/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PEN-i-gon
UK
PEN-tuh-guhn
Listen in Context
A pentagon has five sides.
Draw a pentagon on your paper.
My son’s favorite shape is the pentagon because it looks like a home plate in baseball.
A regular pentagon has all sides equal in length.