How To Pronounce Investor
investor
How To Say Investor Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, investor is pronounced /ɪnˈves.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈves.təʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈves.tɚ/.
Investor has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Investor has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Investor
Transcription Tips For Investor
- Rule 20
Words Ending In -er And -or
When er or or ends a word of more than one syllable, it is the schwa /ə/.
teacher /ˈtiː.tʃə/doctor /ˈdɒk.tə/minister /ˈmɪn.ɪs.tə/
Here. Investor /ɪnˈves.tə/
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Investor /ɪnˈves.tə/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Investor /ɪnˈves.tə/
Questions About Investor
How do you say investor phonetically?
Investor sounds like in-VES-tuh in British English and in-VES-ter in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce investor in British English?
In British English, investor is pronounced /ɪnˈves.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈves.təʴ].
How do you pronounce investor in American English?
In American English, investor is pronounced /ɪnˈves.tɚ/.
How many syllables are in investor?
Investor has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /ves/ + /tə/.
Where is the stress in investor?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ves/.
Do British and American English pronounce investor the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈves.tə/ and American English has /ɪnˈves.tɚ/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Investor
Investor has three syllables. See how investor divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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