How to pronounce “entrepreneur”
Say “entrepreneur” in 4 beats
entrepreneur
/ˌɑntɹəpɹəˈnɝ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌɒntɹəprəˈnɜː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- entɑn
- reptɹə
- renpɹə
- eurnɝstress
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɑntɹəpɹəˈnɝ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˌɒntɹəprəˈnɜː/
- Also accepted
- /ˌɑntɹəpɹəˈnʊɹ/
- Respelling
- ahn-truh-pruh-NUR
- Syllables
- 4 — ent-rep-ren-EUR
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: ent-rep-ren-EUR. “eur” 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
/ˌɑntɹəpɹəˈnɝ/
Four syllables with the stress right at the end.
/ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː/
Some British speakers add a y-glide before the last vowel: -NYOOR.
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Also accepted
/ˌɑntɹəpɹəˈnʊɹ/Where “entrepreneur” goes wrong
- Often heard
“on-truh-puh-NOOR”
keep the r in the third syllable: pruh, not puh
- Often heard
“EN-truh-pruh-nur”
the stress belongs on the final syllable, not the first
What “entrepreneur” means
- noun
someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
Say it in a sentence
“The entrepreneur sold her first company before she turned thirty.”“entrepreneur”, answered
How do you pronounce “entrepreneur”?
“entrepreneur” is pronounced /ˌɑntɹəpɹəˈnɝ/ (ahn-truh-pruh-NUR) in American English and /ˌɒntɹəprəˈnɜː/ in British English, and /ˌɑntɹəpɹəˈnʊɹ/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “eur”. Build it as ent-rep-ren-EUR, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “entrepreneur” have?
4: ent · rep · ren · eur. The beat lands on the fourth, “eur”.
Is “entrepreneur” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɑntɹəpɹəˈnɝ/ (ahn-truh-pruh-NUR); British English says /ˌɒntɹəprəˈnɜː/. Some British speakers add a y-glide before the last vowel: -NYOOR. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “entrepreneur” mean?
As a noun: someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it For example: “The entrepreneur sold her first company before she turned thirty.”
Where is the stress in “entrepreneur”?
Stress the fourth syllable: ent-rep-ren-EUR. “eur” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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