How to pronounce “career”
Say “career” in 2 beats
career
/kɚˈɪɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəɹiə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- carkɚ
- eerɪɹstress
- IPA (American)
- /kɚˈɪɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /kəɹiə/
- Respelling
- kuh-IR
- Syllables
- 2 — car-EER
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: car-EER. “eer” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/kɚˈɪɹ/
/kəɹiə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “career” means
- noun
the particular occupation for which you are trained
- noun
the general progression of your working or professional life
“the general had had a distinguished career”
- verb
move headlong at high speed
“The cars careered down the road”
Say it in a sentence
“He changed career at forty and has never regretted it.”“career”, answered
How do you pronounce “career”?
“career” is pronounced /kɚˈɪɹ/ (kuh-IR) in American English and /kəɹiə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “eer”. Build it as car-EER, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “career” have?
2: car · eer. The beat lands on the second, “eer”.
Is “career” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kɚˈɪɹ/ (kuh-IR); British English says /kəɹiə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “career” mean?
As a noun: the particular occupation for which you are trained For example: “He changed career at forty and has never regretted it.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “career”?
Stress the second syllable: car-EER. “eer” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “career” 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.