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title: "How to Pronounce Poetry: IPA & Syllable Guide | Speakeroo"
description: "Pronounce Poetry as /ˈpoʊ.ə.tri/ — POH-uh-tree. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the first syllable."
url: "https://speakeroo.app/how-to-pronounce/poetry"
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# How to pronounce Poetry

/ˈpoʊ.ə.tri/

POH-uh-tree

Poetry has 3 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "poh". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Poetry syllables

Poetry has 3 syllables: POH-uh-tree.

1. POH poʊ
2. uh ə
3. tree tri

Three syllables: POH-uh-tree. Do not add a strong "e" in the middle.

## 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.

### Gliding vowels

The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.

## Poetry in a sentence

- She reads poetry aloud every morning to warm up her voice.
- The poetry section is at the back of the shop.

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.

- Stress placed on the wrong syllable Make the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- /r/ distorted or unclear Use the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- Schwa not reduced Relax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowel Move smoothly between both vowel positions.
- Every syllable stressed equally Emphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce poetry?

Poetry is pronounced /ˈpoʊ.ə.tri/, or POH-uh-tree in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "poh".

### How many syllables are in poetry?

3: POH-uh-tree. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

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

She reads poetry aloud every morning to warm up her voice. The poetry section is at the back of the shop.

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