How to pronounce “choir”
Say “choir” in 2 beats
choir
/ˈkwaɪɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈkwaɪə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kwaɪkwaɪstress
- ɚɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkwaɪɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈkwaɪə/
- Respelling
- KWY-ur
- Syllables
- 2 — KWAꞮ-ɚ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: KWAꞮ-ɚ. “kwaɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkwaɪɚ/
/ˈkwaɪə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “choir” goes wrong
- Often heard
“CHOY-er”/ˈtʃɔɪɚ/
the ch is a k and the oi is the vowel of eye: it sounds like quire
What “choir” means
- noun
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
- noun
a family of similar musical instrument playing together
- noun
the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave
Say it in a sentence
“The school choir sang two songs at the end of the evening.”“choir”, answered
How do you pronounce “choir”?
“choir” is pronounced /ˈkwaɪɚ/ (KWY-ur) in American English and /ˈkwaɪə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “kwaɪ”. Build it as KWAꞮ-ɚ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “choir” have?
2: kwaɪ · ɚ. The beat lands on the first, “kwaɪ”.
Is “choir” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkwaɪɚ/ (KWY-ur); British English says /ˈkwaɪə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “choir” mean?
As a noun: a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony For example: “The school choir sang two songs at the end of the evening.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “choir”?
Stress the first syllable: KWAꞮ-ɚ. “kwaɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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