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How to pronounce coauthored

Say it like koh-AH-therd. Coauthored has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (AH).

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US American/ˌkoʊˈɑθɚd/koh-AH-therd
UK British/ˌkəʊˈɒθəd/koh-OTH-ud
  • koh
  • AH
  • therd
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Coauthored pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. kohGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  2. AHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  3. therdKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "er" in butter.

American vs British pronunciation of coauthored

  • 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.
  • The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".

British respelling: koh-OTH-ud.

What does coauthored mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of coauthor How to pronounce coauthor

Questions about saying coauthored

How do you pronounce coauthored?

Say koh-AH-therd. The American pronunciation is /ˌkoʊˈɑθɚd/. In British English it is /ˌkəʊˈɒθəd/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in coauthored?

Coauthored has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (AH). Broken into parts: koh · AH · therd.

Is coauthored pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /ˌkəʊˈɒθəd/ (koh-OTH-ud).

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).