How to pronounce “carrier”
Say “carrier” in 3 beats
carrier
/ˈkæɹiɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kaɹiə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kækæstress
- ɹiɹi
- ɚɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkæɹiɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /kaɹiə/
- Also accepted
- /ˈkɛɹiɚ/
- Respelling
- KA-ree-uh
- Syllables
- 3 — KÆ-ɹi-ɚ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: KÆ-ɹi-ɚ. “kæ” 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
/ˈkæɹiɚ/
/kaɹiə/
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What “carrier” means
- noun
someone whose employment involves carrying something
“the bonds were transmitted by carrier”
- noun
a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
“refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business”
- noun
a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
Say it in a sentence
“The carrier left the parcel behind the recycling bin.”“carrier”, answered
How do you pronounce “carrier”?
“carrier” is pronounced /ˈkæɹiɚ/ (KA-ree-uh) in American English and /kaɹiə/ in British English, and /ˈkɛɹiɚ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “kæ”. Build it as KÆ-ɹi-ɚ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “carrier” have?
3: kæ · ɹi · ɚ. The beat lands on the first, “kæ”.
Is “carrier” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkæɹiɚ/ (KA-ree-uh); British English says /kaɹiə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “carrier” mean?
As a noun: someone whose employment involves carrying something For example: “the bonds were transmitted by carrier” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “carrier”?
Stress the first syllable: KÆ-ɹi-ɚ. “kæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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