How To Pronounce Murderer
murderer
How To Say Murderer Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, murderer is pronounced /ˈmɜː.də.rə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmɜːʴ.də.rəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmɝː.də.rɚ/.
Murderer has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Murderer has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Murderer
- 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. Murderer /ˈmɜː.də.rə/
- 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. Murderer /ˈmɜː.də.rə/
- 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. Murderer /ˈmɜː.də.rə/
Questions About Murderer
How do you say murderer phonetically?
Murderer sounds like MUR-duh-ruh in British English and MUR-duh-rer in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce murderer in British English?
In British English, murderer is pronounced /ˈmɜː.də.rə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmɜːʴ.də.rəʴ].
How do you pronounce murderer in American English?
In American English, murderer is pronounced /ˈmɝː.də.rɚ/.
How many syllables are in murderer?
Murderer has three syllables, /mɜː/ + /də/ + /rə/.
Where is the stress in murderer?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /mɜː/.
Do British and American English pronounce murderer the same way?
No. British English has /ˈmɜː.də.rə/ and American English has /ˈmɝː.də.rɚ/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Murderer
Murderer has three syllables. See how murderer divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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