How to pronounce barometer

Say it like buh-RAH-mih-ter. Barometer has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (RAH).

Barometer pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

1. buhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
2. RAHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
3. mihKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
4. terKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "er" in butter.

American vs British pronunciation of barometer

• Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.
• The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
• Americans usually soften the t in the middle into a quick d-like tap; British speakers keep a crisp t.

British respelling: buh-ROM-ih-tuh.

What does barometer mean?

Where does barometer come from?

From baro- + -meter. Coined in 1665 by Robert Boyle as a name for the instrument invented by Torricelli some 20 years earlier; soon thereafter borrowed from English into various languages.

Words that rhyme with barometer

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of barometer.

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