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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “repairs”

“repairs” is pronounced /ɹɪˈpɛɹz/ (ri-PERZ) in American English and /ɹɪpeəz/ in British English, and /ɹiˈpɛɹz/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “airs”.
The sound

Say “repairs” in 2 beats

Say it like this

repairs

/ɹɪˈpɛɹz/

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

2 beats
  1. repɹɪ
  2. airspɛɹzstress
IPA (American)
/ɹɪˈpɛɹz/
IPA (British)
/ɹɪpeəz/
Also accepted
/ɹiˈpɛɹz/
Respelling
ri-PERZ
Syllables
2 — rep-AIRS
Stress
Stress the second syllable: rep-AIRS. “airs” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹɪˈpɛɹz/

British

/ɹɪpeəz/

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Meaning

What “repairs” means

  1. noun

    the act of putting something in working order again

  2. noun

    a formal way of referring to the condition of something

    “the building was in good repair”

  3. noun

    a frequently visited place

Say it in a sentence

“The repairs to the harbour wall began in October.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
ɹr×2ɪshort ippɛshort ezz

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Questions

“repairs”, answered

How do you pronounce “repairs”?

“repairs” is pronounced /ɹɪˈpɛɹz/ (ri-PERZ) in American English and /ɹɪpeəz/ in British English, and /ɹiˈpɛɹz/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “airs”. Build it as rep-AIRS, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “repairs” have?

2: rep · airs. The beat lands on the second, “airs”.

Is “repairs” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈpɛɹz/ (ri-PERZ); British English says /ɹɪpeəz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “repairs” mean?

As a noun: the act of putting something in working order again For example: “The repairs to the harbour wall began in October.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “repairs”?

Stress the second syllable: rep-AIRS. “airs” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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