Entrepreneur pronunciation
Entrepreneur has 4 syllables. The stress is on the fourth syllable, "nur". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Entrepreneur syllables
Entrepreneur has 4 syllables: ahnt-ruh-pruh-NUR.
- ahntɑnt
- ruhrə
- pruhprə
- NURnɝ
On-truh-pruh-NUR, four syllables, stress on the last, which rhymes with "her". The French "-eur" ending is not "-ure" — keep it short and clipped.
Sounds to watch
The r sound
Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
Consonant clusters
Three consonants run together with no vowel between them. Say them as one movement rather than inserting an "uh"; slowing down is fine, adding a vowel is not.
The er vowel
American er (as in her) is a single vowel with the tongue bunched back. Keep the r quality through the whole vowel.
Entrepreneur in a sentence
- She left banking to become an entrepreneur at thirty.
- Every entrepreneur I know has had at least one business fail.
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- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- /r/ distorted or unclearUse the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- Consonant cluster reducedBuild the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
- Extra vowel after a consonantFinish directly on the consonant instead of adding a vowel.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
Questions
How do you pronounce entrepreneur?
Entrepreneur is pronounced /ˌɑnt.rə.prə.ˈnɝ/, or ahnt-ruh-pruh-NUR in plain letters. It has 4 syllables and the stress falls on the fourth syllable, "nur".
How many syllables are in entrepreneur?
4: ahnt-ruh-pruh-NUR. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use entrepreneur in a sentence?
She left banking to become an entrepreneur at thirty. Every entrepreneur I know has had at least one business fail.
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