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.