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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “registrar”

“registrar” is pronounced /ˈɹɛdʒɪˌstɹɑɹ/ (RE-ji-strahr) in American English and /ɹɛdʒɪstɹɑː/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “reg”.
The sound

Say “registrar” in 3 beats

Say it like this

registrar

/ˈɹɛdʒɪˌstɹɑɹ/

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

3 beats
  1. regɹɛstress
  2. istdʒɪ
  3. rarstɹɑɹ
IPA (American)
/ˈɹɛdʒɪˌstɹɑɹ/
IPA (British)
/ɹɛdʒɪstɹɑː/
Respelling
RE-ji-strahr
Syllables
3 — REG-ist-rar
Stress
Stress the first syllable: REG-ist-rar. “reg” 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

/ˈɹɛdʒɪˌstɹɑɹ/

British

/ɹɛdʒɪstɹɑː/

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Meaning

What “registrar” means

  1. noun

    a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company

  2. noun

    the administrator responsible for student records

  3. noun

    someone responsible for keeping records

Say it in a sentence

“The registrar confirmed the date within a day.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹr×3ɛshort edʒjɪshort issttɑah

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Questions

“registrar”, answered

How do you pronounce “registrar”?

“registrar” is pronounced /ˈɹɛdʒɪˌstɹɑɹ/ (RE-ji-strahr) in American English and /ɹɛdʒɪstɹɑː/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “reg”. Build it as REG-ist-rar, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “registrar” have?

3: reg · ist · rar. The beat lands on the first, “reg”.

Is “registrar” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈɹɛdʒɪˌstɹɑɹ/ (RE-ji-strahr); British English says /ɹɛdʒɪstɹɑː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “registrar” mean?

As a noun: a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company For example: “The registrar confirmed the date within a day.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “registrar”?

Stress the first syllable: REG-ist-rar. “reg” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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