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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “competitor”

“competitor” is pronounced /kəmˈpɛtətɚ/ (kuhm-PE-tuh-tuh) in American English and /kəmpɛtɪtə/ in British English, and /kəmˈpɛtɪtɚ/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “pet”.
The sound

Say “competitor” in 4 beats

Say it like this

competitor

/kəmˈpɛtətɚ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kəmpɛtɪtə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. comkəm
  2. petpɛstress
  3. ittə
  4. ortɚ
IPA (American)
/kəmˈpɛtətɚ/
IPA (British)
/kəmpɛtɪtə/
Also accepted
/kəmˈpɛtɪtɚ/
Respelling
kuhm-PE-tuh-tuh
Syllables
4 — com-PET-it-or
Stress
Stress the second syllable: com-PET-it-or. “pet” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/kəmˈpɛtətɚ/

British

/kəmpɛtɪtə/

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Meaning

What “competitor” means

  1. noun

    the contestant you hope to defeat

    “he had respect for his rivals”

Say it in a sentence

“A new competitor opened across the road last spring.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
kkəschwa×3mmppɛshort ett×2

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Questions

“competitor”, answered

How do you pronounce “competitor”?

“competitor” is pronounced /kəmˈpɛtətɚ/ (kuhm-PE-tuh-tuh) in American English and /kəmpɛtɪtə/ in British English, and /kəmˈpɛtɪtɚ/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “pet”. Build it as com-PET-it-or, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “competitor” have?

4: com · pet · it · or. The beat lands on the second, “pet”.

Is “competitor” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /kəmˈpɛtətɚ/ (kuhm-PE-tuh-tuh); British English says /kəmpɛtɪtə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “competitor” mean?

As a noun: the contestant you hope to defeat For example: “he had respect for his rivals”

Where is the stress in “competitor”?

Stress the second syllable: com-PET-it-or. “pet” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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