Pronunciation guide
How to pronounce triathlon
try-ATH-lon - three syllables, stress on 'ATH'
US/tɹaɪˈæθˌlɑn/
tɹaɪæθlɑn
UK/tɹaɪˈæθlɒn/
tɹaɪæθlɒn
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Common mistake
Often stretched to 'try-ATH-uh-lon'; it is three syllables - 'try-ATH-lon'.
What “triathlon” means
An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.
A former Olympic athletics event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash.
In a sentence
- Athletes train for a triathlon that combines swimming, cycling, and running.
- She finished her first Olympic-distance triathlon in under three hours.
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