How to pronounce “airfare”
Say “airfare” in 2 beats
airfare
/ˈɛɹˌfɛɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /eəfeə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɛɹɛɹstress
- fɛɹfɛɹ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɛɹˌfɛɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /eəfeə/
- Respelling
- ER-fer
- Syllables
- 2 — Ɛɹ-fɛɹ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɛɹ-fɛɹ. “ɛɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɛɹˌfɛɹ/
/eəfeə/
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What “airfare” means
- noun
the fare charged for traveling by airplane
Say it in a sentence
“The airfare doubled as soon as the school holidays began.”The sounds inside this word
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“airfare”, answered
How do you pronounce “airfare”?
“airfare” is pronounced /ˈɛɹˌfɛɹ/ (ER-fer) in American English and /eəfeə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ɛɹ”. Build it as Ɛɹ-fɛɹ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “airfare” have?
2: ɛɹ · fɛɹ. The beat lands on the first, “ɛɹ”.
Is “airfare” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɛɹˌfɛɹ/ (ER-fer); British English says /eəfeə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “airfare” mean?
As a noun: the fare charged for traveling by airplane For example: “The airfare doubled as soon as the school holidays began.”
Where is the stress in “airfare”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɛɹ-fɛɹ. “ɛɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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