How To Pronounce Repair

repair

Phonemic

/rɪˈpeə/

Phonetic

[rɪˈpʰeəʴ]

Phonemic

/rɪˈper/

In British English, repair is pronounced /rɪˈpeə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈpʰeəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /rɪˈper/.

Repair has two 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

rɪpeə

Repair has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

repair + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/rɪˈpeəz/

/rɪˈperz/

repair + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/rɪˈpeəd/

/rɪˈperd/

repair + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/rɪˈpeə.rɪŋ/

/rɪˈper.ɪŋ/

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Questions About Repair

How do you pronounce repair in British English?

In British English, repair is pronounced /rɪˈpeə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rɪˈpʰeəʴ].

How do you pronounce repair in American English?

In American English, repair is pronounced /rɪˈper/.

How many syllables are in repair?

Repair has two syllables, /rɪ/ + /peə/.

Where is the stress in repair?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /peə/.

Do British and American English pronounce repair the same way?

No. British English has /rɪˈpeə/ and American English has /rɪˈper/.

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