--- title: "How to pronounce \"sparkplug\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"sparkplug\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/Q5VGZL3xqDI/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sparkplug" --- # How to pronounce "sparkplug" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/spærkplʌg/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **spar·kplug** ## Meaning & Usage ### VERB - To serve as the driving force behind (a new endeavour). - *Example*: "It was he who sparkplugged last year's Biennal of Modern Art, which was planned and carried out in less than nine months." ### Example Sentences - "It was he who sparkplugged last year's Biennal of Modern Art, which was planned and carried out in less than nine months." - "put the sparkplug inside his gas tank." - "Remember I was talking about, in Wolfgang Iser, the need to gap a sparkplug: in other words, the need to have a certain distance between two points in" ### Common Phrases - sparkplug inside ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "sparkplug" in real conversation: ### Example 1 *Accent: US* > "So one night they found where he kept his boat in the evening, and they unscrewed one of his sparkplugs from his engine and put the sparkplug inside his gas tank. So he showed up the next morning and turned over his engine and the boat was blown to smithereens." - **Watch at 10:33**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5VGZL3xqDI&t=633s) ### Example 2 *Accent: US* > "Remember I was talking about, in Wolfgang Iser, the need to gap a sparkplug: in other words, the need to have a certain distance between two points in" - **Watch at 41:25**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkAXsR5WINc&t=2485s) ### Example 3 > "If a function is marked as “private”, it means only functions inside that object can call it. So, in this example, only other functions inside of IgnitionControl, like the setRPM function, can fire the sparkplugs. On the other hand, because the setRPM function is marked as public, other objects can call it, like cruise control." - **Watch at 4:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O753uuutqH8&t=279s) ### Example 4 *Accent: US* > "So one night they found where he kept his boat in the evening, and they unscrewed one of his sparkplugs from his engine and" - **Watch at 10:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5VGZL3xqDI&t=623s) ## How to Pronounce "sparkplug" - **Syllables**: spar · kplug - **IPA**: `/spærkplʌg/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Words ### Word Forms [sparkplugs](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sparkplugs) ## Related Pronunciations [spa](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spa), [spaad](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spaad), [spabook](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spabook), [spac](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spac), [space](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/space), [spacearium](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spacearium), [spaceband](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spaceband), [spacebar](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spacebar) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “sparkplug”? “sparkplug” is pronounced /spærkplʌg/ (spar · kplug). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “sparkplug”? “sparkplug” has 2 syllables: spar · kplug. ### What does “sparkplug” mean? To serve as the driving force behind (a new endeavour). ### How can I hear “sparkplug” used in real sentences? This page has 4 real-world video examples of “sparkplug” with synchronized subtitles. 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