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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “reminder”

“reminder” is pronounced /ɹiˈmaɪndɚ/ (ree-MYN-duh) in American English and /ɹɪmaɪndə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “in”.
The sound

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reminder

/ɹiˈmaɪndɚ/

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

3 beats
  1. remɹi
  2. inmaɪnstress
  3. derdɚ
IPA (American)
/ɹiˈmaɪndɚ/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪmaɪndə/
Respelling
ree-MYN-duh
Syllables
3 — rem-IN-der
Stress
Stress the second syllable: rem-IN-der. “in” 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

/ɹiˈmaɪndɚ/

British

/ɹɪmaɪndə/

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Meaning

What “reminder” means

  1. noun

    a message that helps you remember something

    “he ignored his wife's reminders”

  2. noun

    an experience that causes you to remember something

  3. noun

    someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

Say it in a sentence

“A reminder about the bins goes out every Sunday evening.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹrilong emmaɪlong innddɚschwa

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Questions

“reminder”, answered

How do you pronounce “reminder”?

“reminder” is pronounced /ɹiˈmaɪndɚ/ (ree-MYN-duh) in American English and /ɹɪmaɪndə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “in”. Build it as rem-IN-der, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “reminder” have?

3: rem · in · der. The beat lands on the second, “in”.

Is “reminder” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹiˈmaɪndɚ/ (ree-MYN-duh); British English says /ɹɪmaɪndə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “reminder” mean?

As a noun: a message that helps you remember something For example: “he ignored his wife's reminders” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “reminder”?

Stress the second syllable: rem-IN-der. “in” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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