How to pronounce “guitar”
Say “guitar” in 2 beats
guitar
/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡɪtɑː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- guitɡɪ
- artɑɹstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡɪtɑː/
- Respelling
- gi-TAHR
- Syllables
- 2 — guit-AR
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: guit-AR. “ar” 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
/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/
/ɡɪtɑː/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “guitar” means
- noun
a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
Say it in a sentence
“He learned guitar from his older brother during one long summer.”“guitar”, answered
How do you pronounce “guitar”?
“guitar” is pronounced /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ (gi-TAHR) in American English and /ɡɪtɑː/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ar”. Build it as guit-AR, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “guitar” have?
2: guit · ar. The beat lands on the second, “ar”.
Is “guitar” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ (gi-TAHR); British English says /ɡɪtɑː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “guitar” mean?
As a noun: a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking For example: “He learned guitar from his older brother during one long summer.”
Where is the stress in “guitar”?
Stress the second syllable: guit-AR. “ar” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “guitar” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.