How to pronounce “confer”
Say “confer” in 2 beats
confer
/kənˈfɝ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kənfɜː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- conkən
- ferfɝstress
- IPA (American)
- /kənˈfɝ/
- IPA (British)
- /kənfɜː/
- Respelling
- kuhn-FUR
- Syllables
- 2 — con-FER
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: con-FER. “fer” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/kənˈfɝ/
/kənfɜː/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “confer” means
- verb
have a conference in order to talk something over
“We conferred about a plan of action”
- verb
present
“The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated”
Say it in a sentence
“The judges left the hall to confer for twenty minutes.”“confer”, answered
How do you pronounce “confer”?
“confer” is pronounced /kənˈfɝ/ (kuhn-FUR) in American English and /kənfɜː/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “fer”. Build it as con-FER, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “confer” have?
2: con · fer. The beat lands on the second, “fer”.
Is “confer” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kənˈfɝ/ (kuhn-FUR); British English says /kənfɜː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “confer” mean?
As a verb: have a conference in order to talk something over For example: “We conferred about a plan of action” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “confer”?
Stress the second syllable: con-FER. “fer” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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