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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “distributor”

“distributor” is pronounced /dɪˈstɹɪbjətɚ/ (di-STRI-byuh-tuh) in American English and /dɪstɹɪbjuːtə/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “rib”.
The sound

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distributor

/dɪˈstɹɪbjətɚ/

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

4 beats
  1. distdɪ
  2. ribstɹɪstress
  3. utbjə
  4. ortɚ
IPA (American)
/dɪˈstɹɪbjətɚ/
IPA (British)
/dɪstɹɪbjuːtə/
Respelling
di-STRI-byuh-tuh
Syllables
4 — dist-RIB-ut-or
Stress
Stress the second syllable: dist-RIB-ut-or. “rib” 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

/dɪˈstɹɪbjətɚ/

British

/dɪstɹɪbjuːtə/

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Meaning

What “distributor” means

  1. noun

    someone who markets merchandise

  2. noun

    a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion

  3. noun

    a company that markets merchandise

    “his company is a large distributor of software products”

Say it in a sentence

“Our distributor covers the whole of the north coast.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ddɪshort i×2sstt×2ɹrbbjyəschwa×2

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Questions

“distributor”, answered

How do you pronounce “distributor”?

“distributor” is pronounced /dɪˈstɹɪbjətɚ/ (di-STRI-byuh-tuh) in American English and /dɪstɹɪbjuːtə/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “rib”. Build it as dist-RIB-ut-or, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “distributor” have?

4: dist · rib · ut · or. The beat lands on the second, “rib”.

Is “distributor” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /dɪˈstɹɪbjətɚ/ (di-STRI-byuh-tuh); British English says /dɪstɹɪbjuːtə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “distributor” mean?

As a noun: someone who markets merchandise For example: “Our distributor covers the whole of the north coast.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “distributor”?

Stress the second syllable: dist-RIB-ut-or. “rib” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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