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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “teacher”

“teacher” is pronounced /ˈtitʃɚ/ (TEE-chuh) in American English and /tiːtʃə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “teac”.
The sound

Say “teacher” in 2 beats

Say it like this

teacher

/ˈtitʃɚ/

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

2 beats
  1. teactistress
  2. hertʃɚ
IPA (American)
/ˈtitʃɚ/
IPA (British)
/tiːtʃə/
Respelling
TEE-chuh
Syllables
2 — TEAC-her
Stress
Stress the first syllable: TEAC-her. “teac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈtitʃɚ/

British

/tiːtʃə/

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Meaning

What “teacher” means

  1. noun

    a person whose occupation is teaching

  2. noun

    a personified abstraction that teaches

    “books were his teachers”

Say it in a sentence

“Her teacher praised the essay in front of the whole class.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them
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Questions

“teacher”, answered

How do you pronounce “teacher”?

“teacher” is pronounced /ˈtitʃɚ/ (TEE-chuh) in American English and /tiːtʃə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “teac”. Build it as TEAC-her, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “teacher” have?

2: teac · her. The beat lands on the first, “teac”.

Is “teacher” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈtitʃɚ/ (TEE-chuh); British English says /tiːtʃə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “teacher” mean?

As a noun: a person whose occupation is teaching For example: “Her teacher praised the essay in front of the whole class.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “teacher”?

Stress the first syllable: TEAC-her. “teac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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