How to pronounce “courier”
Say “courier” in 3 beats
courier
/ˈkɝiɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɜːɹiə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kɝkɝstress
- ii
- ɚɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɝiɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /kɜːɹiə/
- Respelling
- KUR-ee-uh
- Syllables
- 3 — Kɝ-i-ɚ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Kɝ-i-ɚ. “kɝ” 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
/ˈkɝiɚ/
/kɜːɹiə/
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What “courier” means
- noun
a person who carries a message
Say it in a sentence
“The courier waited at the gate with a heavy envelope.”“courier”, answered
How do you pronounce “courier”?
“courier” is pronounced /ˈkɝiɚ/ (KUR-ee-uh) in American English and /kɜːɹiə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “kɝ”. Build it as Kɝ-i-ɚ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “courier” have?
3: kɝ · i · ɚ. The beat lands on the first, “kɝ”.
Is “courier” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɝiɚ/ (KUR-ee-uh); British English says /kɜːɹiə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “courier” mean?
As a noun: a person who carries a message For example: “The courier waited at the gate with a heavy envelope.”
Where is the stress in “courier”?
Stress the first syllable: Kɝ-i-ɚ. “kɝ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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