How to pronounce “compare”
Say “compare” in 2 beats
compare
/kəmˈpɛɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəmpeə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kəmkəm
- pɛɹpɛɹstress
- IPA (American)
- /kəmˈpɛɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /kəmpeə/
- Respelling
- kuhm-PER
- Syllables
- 2 — kəm-PƐɹ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: kəm-PƐɹ. “pɛɹ” 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
/kəmˈpɛɹ/
/kəmpeə/
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What “compare” means
- noun
qualities that are comparable
“no comparison between the two books”
- verb
examine and note the similarities or differences of
“John compared his haircut to his friend's”
- verb
be comparable
“This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes”
Say it in a sentence
“Compare the two drafts and the improvement is obvious.”“compare”, answered
How do you pronounce “compare”?
“compare” is pronounced /kəmˈpɛɹ/ (kuhm-PER) in American English and /kəmpeə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pɛɹ”. Build it as kəm-PƐɹ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “compare” have?
2: kəm · pɛɹ. The beat lands on the second, “pɛɹ”.
Is “compare” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kəmˈpɛɹ/ (kuhm-PER); British English says /kəmpeə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “compare” mean?
As a noun: qualities that are comparable For example: “no comparison between the two books” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “compare”?
Stress the second syllable: kəm-PƐɹ. “pɛɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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