How To Pronounce Tutor

tutor

Phonemic

/ˈtjuː.tə/or/ˈtʃuː.tə/

Phonetic

[ˈtj̥ʷuː.təʴ]

Phonemic

/ˈtuː.t̯ɚ/

In British English, tutor is pronounced /ˈtjuː.tə/ or /ˈtʃuː.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtj̥ʷuː.təʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈtuː.t̯ɚ/.

Tutor has two 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

tjuːtə

Tutor has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.

tutor + -s

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

/ˈtjuː.təz/or/ˈtʃuː.təz/

/ˈtuː.t̯ɚz/

tutor + -ed

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

/ˈtjuː.təd/or/ˈtʃuː.təd/

/ˈtuː.t̯ɚd/

tutor + -ing

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

/ˈtjuː.tə.rɪŋ/or/ˈtʃuː.tə.rɪŋ/

/ˈtuː.t̯ɚ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Tutor

Questions About Tutor

How do you pronounce tutor in British English?

In British English, tutor is pronounced /ˈtjuː.tə/ or /ˈtʃuː.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈtj̥ʷuː.təʴ].

How do you pronounce tutor in American English?

In American English, tutor is pronounced /ˈtuː.t̯ɚ/.

How many syllables are in tutor?

Tutor has two syllables, /tjuː/ + /tə/.

Where is the stress in tutor?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /tjuː/.

Do British and American English pronounce tutor the same way?

No. British English has /ˈtjuː.tə/ and American English has /ˈtuː.t̯ɚ/.

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