guh-ZET
/ɡəˈzɛt/
Gazette is pronounced guh-ZET (/ɡəˈzɛt/). Gazette (n.) A newspaper or official journal, typically a government or public record. It refers to a periodical publication that conveys news, information, or announcements. In modern use, it can also denote a printed or digital publication that aggregates noteworthy items for a particular audience.
nounGazette (n.) A newspaper or official journal, typically a government or public record. It refers to a periodical publication that conveys news, information, or announcements. In modern use, it can also denote a printed or digital publication that aggregates noteworthy items for a particular audience.
How to Pronounce Gazette
"The city’s gazette announced new zoning regulations."
"She read the government gazette to verify the new laws."
"The science gazette features peer-reviewed articles on climate research."
Pronounce as ga-ZET with primary stress on the second syllable. IPA US: /ɡəˈzɛt/; UK: /ɡəˈzet/. Start with a schwa-like first syllable /ɡə/ before a clear /ˈzɛt/ (US) or /ˈzet/ (UK). Keep the /z/ voiced, and end with a short, clipped /t/. If you’re teaching audio examples, say “gah-ZET” with a crisp final stop. Practicing slowly you’ll feel the tip of the tongue behind the upper teeth for /z/ and a light alveolar stop for /t/.
Common errors include misplacing the stress (ga-ZET vs GA-zet) and softening the final /t/ into a flap or /d/. Another pitfall is mispronouncing the first syllable as a full “ga” instead of a weak /ɡə/. Correct by pronouncing /ə/ in the first syllable, keeping /ˈzɛt/ strong and terminating with a crisp /t/. Record yourself to ensure you’re not turning it into “GAZ-ette” with an extra vowel.
US: /ɡəˈzɛt/ with a relatively stressed second syllable and a clear /ɛ/ in the second syllable. UK/AU: /ɡəˈzet/ or /ɡəˈzɛt/, often with a slightly shorter vowel in the second syllable and less elongation of the /e/; rhoticity is not a major factor here since the word ends with /t/. Accent variations mainly affect the vowel quality of the second syllable and the degree of vowel length. In all, the final consonant remains a crisp /t/.
Two main challenges: a short but tense second syllable with /z/ followed by /t/, which can blur in fluent speech, and the initial unstressed /ə/ that can become a stronger /ɪ/ or /əː/. Maintain the schwa in the first syllable and enunciate the /z/ and final /t/ crisply. Practicing with minimal pairs like “zest/gest” helps isolate the /z/ vs /z/ plus /t/ transition and reinforces crisp articulation.
In standard English, the final /e/ is not a separate vowel; the word ends with a voiceless alveolar stop /t/. So it’s not “GA-set-ee” or “GAZ-et-uh”; it’s ga-ZET with a short, clipped /t/. In careful, careful speech you might hear a tiny release or aspiration on the /t/, but it remains a distinct /t/ sound rather than an extra syllable. This is a typical characteristic of many English spellings where final -ette is pronounced as /et/.
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Gazette comes from the Middle French gazette, a small newspaper or newspaper-like publication. The term originated from the Italian gazetta, meaning “little coin” or “a small news sheet,” which likely derived from gaza, meaning “treasure” or “money” in old Italian, used metaphorically for a small, valued item of news. The earliest English use appeared in the 16th century as a diminutive form referring to a small newspaper or public notice. Over time, gazette evolved to denote any official public journal or newspaper, sometimes used to indicate a government publication or the official record of government notices. In contemporary English, gazette often appears in names of newspapers and in a generic sense to describe a publication that disseminates information. The word has maintained its core sense of a publication of record, though many modern gazettes are online rather than print, and the term can also appear in phrases like “court gazette” or “gazetteer” (an index of place names). First known use dates back to the 1500s in English documents adopting the French form; the sense of a news publication solidified in early modern English periodicals.
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