How to pronounce “payroll”
Say “payroll” in 2 beats
payroll
/ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /peɪɹəʊl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- payrpeɪstress
- ollɹoʊl
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/
- IPA (British)
- /peɪɹəʊl/
- Respelling
- PAY-rohl
- Syllables
- 2 — PAYR-oll
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PAYR-oll. “payr” 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
/ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/
/peɪɹəʊl/
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What “payroll” means
- noun
a list of employees and their salaries
“the company had a long payroll”
- noun
the total amount of money paid in wages
“the company had a large payroll”
- noun
the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee
Say it in a sentence
“There are only nine people on the payroll this winter.”“payroll”, answered
How do you pronounce “payroll”?
“payroll” is pronounced /ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/ (PAY-rohl) in American English and /peɪɹəʊl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “payr”. Build it as PAYR-oll, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “payroll” have?
2: payr · oll. The beat lands on the first, “payr”.
Is “payroll” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpeɪˌɹoʊl/ (PAY-rohl); British English says /peɪɹəʊl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “payroll” mean?
As a noun: a list of employees and their salaries For example: “the company had a long payroll” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “payroll”?
Stress the first syllable: PAYR-oll. “payr” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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