How to pronounce “longer”
Say “longer” in 2 beats
longer
/ˈlɔŋɡɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /lɒŋɡə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- lonlɔŋstress
- gerɡɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈlɔŋɡɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /lɒŋɡə/
- Respelling
- LAWNG-guh
- Syllables
- 2 — LON-ger
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: LON-ger. “lon” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective, adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈlɔŋɡɚ/
/lɒŋɡə/
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What “longer” means
- noun
a person with a strong desire for something
“a longer for money”
- adjective
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
“a long life”
- adjective
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
“a long road”
Say it in a sentence
“The meeting lasted longer than anyone had expected.”“longer”, answered
How do you pronounce “longer”?
“longer” is pronounced /ˈlɔŋɡɚ/ (LAWNG-guh) in American English and /lɒŋɡə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “lon”. Build it as LON-ger, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “longer” have?
2: lon · ger. The beat lands on the first, “lon”.
Is “longer” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈlɔŋɡɚ/ (LAWNG-guh); British English says /lɒŋɡə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “longer” mean?
As a noun: a person with a strong desire for something For example: “a longer for money” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “longer”?
Stress the first syllable: LON-ger. “lon” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “longer” and see every sound
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