How to pronounce “realtor”
Say “realtor” in 3 beats
realtor
/ˈɹiəltɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɹiəltə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹiɹistress
- ələl
- tɚtɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹiəltɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɹiəltə/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɹiltɚ/
- Respelling
- REE-uhl-tur
- Syllables
- 3 — ɹI-əl-tɚ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ɹI-əl-tɚ. “ɹi” 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
/ˈɹiəltɚ/
/ˈɹiəltə/
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Where “realtor” goes wrong
- Often heard
“REE-luh-tur”
three syllables in the order REE-uhl-tur; no vowel between the l and the t
What “realtor” means
- noun
a real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of Realtors
Say it in a sentence
“The realtor showed us four houses in one morning.”“realtor”, answered
How do you pronounce “realtor”?
“realtor” is pronounced /ˈɹiəltɚ/ (REE-uhl-tur) in American English and /ˈɹiəltə/ in British English, and /ˈɹiltɚ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɹi”. Build it as ɹI-əl-tɚ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “realtor” have?
3: ɹi · əl · tɚ. The beat lands on the first, “ɹi”.
Is “realtor” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹiəltɚ/ (REE-uhl-tur); British English says /ˈɹiəltə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “realtor” mean?
As a noun: a real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of Realtors For example: “The realtor showed us four houses in one morning.”
Where is the stress in “realtor”?
Stress the first syllable: ɹI-əl-tɚ. “ɹi” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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