How to pronounce “supervisor”
Say “supervisor” in 4 beats
supervisor
/ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /suːpəvaɪzə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- supsustress
- erpɚ
- visvaɪ
- orzɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /suːpəvaɪzə/
- Respelling
- SOO-puh-vy-zuh
- Syllables
- 4 — SUP-er-vis-or
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SUP-er-vis-or. “sup” 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
/ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/
/suːpəvaɪzə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “supervisor” means
- noun
one who supervises or has charge and direction of
- noun
a program that controls the execution of other programs
Say it in a sentence
“My supervisor reads every draft within two or three days.”“supervisor”, answered
How do you pronounce “supervisor”?
“supervisor” is pronounced /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/ (SOO-puh-vy-zuh) in American English and /suːpəvaɪzə/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “sup”. Build it as SUP-er-vis-or, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “supervisor” have?
4: sup · er · vis · or. The beat lands on the first, “sup”.
Is “supervisor” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsupɚˌvaɪzɚ/ (SOO-puh-vy-zuh); British English says /suːpəvaɪzə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “supervisor” mean?
As a noun: one who supervises or has charge and direction of For example: “My supervisor reads every draft within two or three days.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “supervisor”?
Stress the first syllable: SUP-er-vis-or. “sup” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “supervisor” and see every sound
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