How to pronounce microprocessor

Q: How do you pronounce microprocessor?

Say my-kroh-PROS-es-er. The American pronunciation is /ˌmaɪkroʊˈprɑsɛsɚ/. In British English it is /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈprɒsɛsə/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

Say it like my-kroh-PROS-es-er. Microprocessor has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (PROS).

VoiceSpeed

Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce microprocessor. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.

US American/ˌmaɪkroʊˈprɑsɛsɚ/my-kroh-PROS-es-er

UK British/ˌmaɪkrəʊˈprɒsɛsə/my-kroh-PROS-es-uh

my
kroh
PROS
es
er

Main stress
Lighter stress
Unstressed

Microprocessor pronunciation, sound by sound

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

myGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "i" in time.
krohKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.
PROSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
esKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
erKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "er" in butter.

American vs British pronunciation of microprocessor

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: my-kroh-PROS-es-uh.

What does microprocessor mean?

noun

The entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).

Where does microprocessor come from?

From micro- + processor.

Words that rhyme with microprocessor

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

multiprocessor

Questions about saying microprocessor

How do you pronounce microprocessor?

Say my-kroh-PROS-es-er. The American pronunciation is /ˌmaɪkroʊˈprɑsɛsɚ/. In British English it is /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈprɒsɛsə/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in microprocessor?

Microprocessor has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (PROS). Broken into parts: my · kroh · PROS · es · er.

Is microprocessor 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 /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈprɒsɛsə/ (my-kroh-PROS-es-uh).