How to pronounce “appears”
Say “appears” in 2 beats
appears
/əˈpɪɹz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐpiəz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- apə
- pearspɪɹzstress
- IPA (American)
- /əˈpɪɹz/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐpiəz/
- Respelling
- uh-PIRZ
- Syllables
- 2 — ap-PEARS
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ap-PEARS. “pears” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/əˈpɪɹz/
/ɐpiəz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “appears” means
- verb
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
“She seems to be sleeping”
- verb
come into sight or view
“He suddenly appeared at the wedding”
- verb
be issued or published
“Did your latest book appear yet?”
Say it in a sentence
“The bridge appears much older than it actually is.”“appears”, answered
How do you pronounce “appears”?
“appears” is pronounced /əˈpɪɹz/ (uh-PIRZ) in American English and /ɐpiəz/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pears”. Build it as ap-PEARS, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “appears” have?
2: ap · pears. The beat lands on the second, “pears”.
Is “appears” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈpɪɹz/ (uh-PIRZ); British English says /ɐpiəz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “appears” mean?
As a verb: give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect For example: “She seems to be sleeping” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “appears”?
Stress the second syllable: ap-PEARS. “pears” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “appears” 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.