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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “recruiter”

“recruiter” is pronounced /ɹɪˈkɹutɚ/ (ri-KROO-tuh) in American English and /ɹɪkɹuːtə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ruit”.
The sound

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recruiter

/ɹɪˈkɹutɚ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪkɹuːtə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. recɹɪ
  2. ruitkɹustress
  3. ertɚ
IPA (American)
/ɹɪˈkɹutɚ/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪkɹuːtə/
Respelling
ri-KROO-tuh
Syllables
3 — rec-RUIT-er
Stress
Stress the second syllable: rec-RUIT-er. “ruit” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹɪˈkɹutɚ/

British

/ɹɪkɹuːtə/

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Meaning

What “recruiter” means

  1. noun

    someone who supplies members or employees

  2. noun

    an official who enlists personnel for military service

Say it in a sentence

“The recruiter called back within an hour of the interview.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹr×2ɪshort ikkulong oottɚschwa

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Questions

“recruiter”, answered

How do you pronounce “recruiter”?

“recruiter” is pronounced /ɹɪˈkɹutɚ/ (ri-KROO-tuh) in American English and /ɹɪkɹuːtə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ruit”. Build it as rec-RUIT-er, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “recruiter” have?

3: rec · ruit · er. The beat lands on the second, “ruit”.

Is “recruiter” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈkɹutɚ/ (ri-KROO-tuh); British English says /ɹɪkɹuːtə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “recruiter” mean?

As a noun: someone who supplies members or employees For example: “The recruiter called back within an hour of the interview.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “recruiter”?

Stress the second syllable: rec-RUIT-er. “ruit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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