How to pronounce computer: examples and online exercises

how to pronounce computer

/kəmˈpjutɚ/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of computer is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

computer is pronounced in three syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of computer

1.

k

ə

m

p

2.

j

u

3.

t

ɚ

example pitch curve for pronunciation of computer

kəmpjutɚ

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video examples of computer pronunciation

An example use of computer in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… mission computer unit helps generate …”

meaning of computer

Computer is a machine that can be programmed to perform a wide variety of tasks.

computer frequency in english – A2 level of CEFR

the word computer occurs in english on average 95.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics computer can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that computer can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

words with pronunciation similar to computer

commuter

computers

compute

commute

computing

compactor

composure

composer

completes

compete

words that rhyme with computer

telecommuter

troubleshooter

microcomputer

rooter

persecutor

hooter

shooter

polluter

router

scooter

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