How to pronounce “repertoire”
Say “repertoire” in 3 beats
repertoire
/ˈɹɛpɚˌtwɑɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɹɛpətwɑː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹɛɹɛstress
- pɚpɚ
- twɑɹtwɑɹ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹɛpɚˌtwɑɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɹɛpətwɑː/
- Respelling
- REP-ur-twar
- Syllables
- 3 — ɹƐ-pɚ-twɑɹ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ɹƐ-pɚ-twɑɹ. “ɹɛ” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɹɛpɚˌtwɑɹ/
/ˈɹɛpətwɑː/
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Where “repertoire” goes wrong
- Often heard
“REP-er-tory”
the -toire ending is French: twar, not tory
What “repertoire” means
- noun
the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
“the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism”
- noun
a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule
Say it in a sentence
“The quartet added two new pieces to its repertoire this season.”“repertoire”, answered
How do you pronounce “repertoire”?
“repertoire” is pronounced /ˈɹɛpɚˌtwɑɹ/ (REP-ur-twar) in American English and /ˈɹɛpətwɑː/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɹɛ”. Build it as ɹƐ-pɚ-twɑɹ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “repertoire” have?
3: ɹɛ · pɚ · twɑɹ. The beat lands on the first, “ɹɛ”.
Is “repertoire” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹɛpɚˌtwɑɹ/ (REP-ur-twar); British English says /ˈɹɛpətwɑː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “repertoire” mean?
As a noun: the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation For example: “the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “repertoire”?
Stress the first syllable: ɹƐ-pɚ-twɑɹ. “ɹɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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