How to pronounce “genre”
Say “genre” in 2 beats
genre
/ˈʒɑnɹə/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈʒɒnrə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- genʒɑnstress
- reɹə
- IPA (American)
- /ˈʒɑnɹə/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈʒɒnrə/
- Respelling
- ZHAHN-ruh
- Syllables
- 2 — GEN-re
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: GEN-re. “gen” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈʒɑnɹə/
/ˈʒɒnrə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “genre” goes wrong
- Often heard
“JEN-ruh”/ˈdʒɛnɹə/
the g is the soft zh of measure, not the j of jam
What “genre” means
- noun
a kind of literary or artistic work
- noun
a style of expressing yourself in writing
- noun
an expressive style of music
Say it in a sentence
“Crime fiction is the one genre she reads without any hesitation.”“genre”, answered
How do you pronounce “genre”?
“genre” is pronounced /ˈʒɑnɹə/ (ZHAHN-ruh) in American English and /ˈʒɒnrə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “gen”. Build it as GEN-re, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “genre” have?
2: gen · re. The beat lands on the first, “gen”.
Is “genre” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈʒɑnɹə/ (ZHAHN-ruh); British English says /ˈʒɒnrə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “genre” mean?
As a noun: a kind of literary or artistic work For example: “Crime fiction is the one genre she reads without any hesitation.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “genre”?
Stress the first syllable: GEN-re. “gen” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “genre” and see every sound
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