How to pronounce “employer”
Say “employer” in 3 beats
employer
/ɛmˈplɔɪɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛmplɔɪə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɛmɛm
- plɔɪplɔɪstress
- ɚɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ɛmˈplɔɪɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɛmplɔɪə/
- Also accepted
- /ɪmˈplɔɪɚ/
- Respelling
- em-PLOY-uh
- Syllables
- 3 — ɛm-PLƆꞮ-ɚ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɛm-PLƆꞮ-ɚ. “plɔɪ” 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
/ɛmˈplɔɪɚ/
/ɛmplɔɪə/
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What “employer” means
- noun
a person or firm that employs workers
Say it in a sentence
“My previous employer paid for the whole training course.”“employer”, answered
How do you pronounce “employer”?
“employer” is pronounced /ɛmˈplɔɪɚ/ (em-PLOY-uh) in American English and /ɛmplɔɪə/ in British English, and /ɪmˈplɔɪɚ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “plɔɪ”. Build it as ɛm-PLƆꞮ-ɚ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “employer” have?
3: ɛm · plɔɪ · ɚ. The beat lands on the second, “plɔɪ”.
Is “employer” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɛmˈplɔɪɚ/ (em-PLOY-uh); British English says /ɛmplɔɪə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “employer” mean?
As a noun: a person or firm that employs workers For example: “My previous employer paid for the whole training course.”
Where is the stress in “employer”?
Stress the second syllable: ɛm-PLƆꞮ-ɚ. “plɔɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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