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title: "How to Pronounce Genres: IPA & Syllable Guide | Speakeroo"
description: "Pronounce Genres as /ˈʒɑn.rəz/ — ZHAHN-ruhz. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the first syllable."
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# How to pronounce Genres

/ˈʒɑn.rəz/

ZHAHN-ruhz

Genres has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "zhahn". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Genres syllables

Genres has 2 syllables: ZHAHN-ruhz.

1. ZHAHN ʒɑn
2. ruhz rəz

The g is soft, like j: ZHAHN-ruhz. The r is barely there in casual speech.

The -s ending adds a syllable, pronounced iz, because the base word ends in a hissing sound.

## 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.

### The zh sound

This is the s in measure: like sh, but with the voice switched on.

## Genres in a sentence

- The bookshop is organised by genres rather than by author.
- She writes across several genres, from crime to memoir.

Read either sentence into the recorder above. The check judges only the target word, so the rest of the sentence can be rough.

## What Speakeroo listens for

These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.

- Final -s ending unclear Use the correct /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/ ending and keep it audible.
- /r/ distorted or unclear Use the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- Final consonant devoiced Keep the vocal folds vibrating through voiced endings such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /z/.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce genres?

Genres is pronounced /ˈʒɑn.rəz/, or ZHAHN-ruhz in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "zhahn".

### How many syllables are in genres?

2: ZHAHN-ruhz. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use genres in a sentence?

The bookshop is organised by genres rather than by author. She writes across several genres, from crime to memoir.

### How is the ending of genres pronounced?

The -s ending adds a syllable, pronounced iz, because the base word ends in a hissing sound.

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