How to pronounce “advisor”
Say “advisor” in 3 beats
advisor
/ædˈvaɪzɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐdvaɪzə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- adæd
- visvaɪstress
- orzɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ædˈvaɪzɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐdvaɪzə/
- Respelling
- ad-VY-zuh
- Syllables
- 3 — ad-VIS-or
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ad-VIS-or. “vis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ædˈvaɪzɚ/
/ɐdvaɪzə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “advisor” means
- noun
an expert who gives advice
“an adviser helped students select their courses”
Say it in a sentence
“My advisor suggested narrowing the topic considerably.”“advisor”, answered
How do you pronounce “advisor”?
“advisor” is pronounced /ædˈvaɪzɚ/ (ad-VY-zuh) in American English and /ɐdvaɪzə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “vis”. Build it as ad-VIS-or, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “advisor” have?
3: ad · vis · or. The beat lands on the second, “vis”.
Is “advisor” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ædˈvaɪzɚ/ (ad-VY-zuh); British English says /ɐdvaɪzə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “advisor” mean?
As a noun: an expert who gives advice For example: “an adviser helped students select their courses”
Where is the stress in “advisor”?
Stress the second syllable: ad-VIS-or. “vis” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “advisor” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.