How to pronounce “supplier”
Say “supplier” in 3 beats
supplier
/səˈplaɪɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /səplaɪə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- səsə
- plaɪplaɪstress
- ɚɚ
- IPA (American)
- /səˈplaɪɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /səplaɪə/
- Respelling
- suh-PLY-uh
- Syllables
- 3 — sə-PLAꞮ-ɚ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: sə-PLAꞮ-ɚ. “plaɪ” 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
/səˈplaɪɚ/
/səplaɪə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “supplier” means
- noun
someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
Say it in a sentence
“Our supplier changed hands and the quality dropped immediately.”“supplier”, answered
How do you pronounce “supplier”?
“supplier” is pronounced /səˈplaɪɚ/ (suh-PLY-uh) in American English and /səplaɪə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “plaɪ”. Build it as sə-PLAꞮ-ɚ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “supplier” have?
3: sə · plaɪ · ɚ. The beat lands on the second, “plaɪ”.
Is “supplier” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /səˈplaɪɚ/ (suh-PLY-uh); British English says /səplaɪə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “supplier” mean?
As a noun: someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity For example: “Our supplier changed hands and the quality dropped immediately.”
Where is the stress in “supplier”?
Stress the second syllable: sə-PLAꞮ-ɚ. “plaɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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