How to pronounce “corridor”
Say “corridor” in 3 beats
corridor
/ˈkɔɹədɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- corkɔstress
- ridɹə
- ordɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɔɹədɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/
- Also accepted
- /ˈkɔɹɪdɚ/
- Respelling
- KORR-uh-dur
- Syllables
- 3 — COR-rid-or
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: COR-rid-or. “cor” 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
/ˈkɔɹədɚ/
/ˈkɒrɪdɔː/
British English often keeps a fuller vowel in the last syllable: -dor.
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Where “corridor” goes wrong
- Often heard
“kuh-REE-dor”
the stress is on the first syllable: KORR-uh-dur
What “corridor” means
- noun
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
Say it in a sentence
“A long corridor connects the two halves of the building.”“corridor”, answered
How do you pronounce “corridor”?
“corridor” is pronounced /ˈkɔɹədɚ/ (KORR-uh-dur) in American English and /ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/ in British English, and /ˈkɔɹɪdɚ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “cor”. Build it as COR-rid-or, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “corridor” have?
3: cor · rid · or. The beat lands on the first, “cor”.
Is “corridor” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɔɹədɚ/ (KORR-uh-dur); British English says /ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/. British English often keeps a fuller vowel in the last syllable: -dor. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “corridor” mean?
As a noun: an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it For example: “A long corridor connects the two halves of the building.”
Where is the stress in “corridor”?
Stress the first syllable: COR-rid-or. “cor” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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