How to pronounce “register”
Say “register” in 3 beats
register
/ˈɹɛdʒɪstɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɛdʒɪstə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- regɹɛstress
- isdʒɪ
- terstɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹɛdʒɪstɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɛdʒɪstə/
- Respelling
- RE-ji-stuh
- Syllables
- 3 — REG-is-ter
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: REG-is-ter. “reg” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɹɛdʒɪstɚ/
/ɹɛdʒɪstə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “register” means
- noun
an official written record of names or events or transactions
- noun
(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
- noun
a book in which names and transactions are listed
Say it in a sentence
“Sign the register before you go down to the beach.”“register”, answered
How do you pronounce “register”?
“register” is pronounced /ˈɹɛdʒɪstɚ/ (RE-ji-stuh) in American English and /ɹɛdʒɪstə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “reg”. Build it as REG-is-ter, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “register” have?
3: reg · is · ter. The beat lands on the first, “reg”.
Is “register” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹɛdʒɪstɚ/ (RE-ji-stuh); British English says /ɹɛdʒɪstə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “register” mean?
As a noun: an official written record of names or events or transactions For example: “Sign the register before you go down to the beach.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “register”?
Stress the first syllable: REG-is-ter. “reg” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “register” 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.