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How to pronounce stripers

Say it like STRY-perz. Stripers has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (STRY).

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US American/ˈstraɪpɚz/STRY-perz
UK British/ˈstraɪpəz/STRY-puz
  • STRY
  • perz
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Stripers pronunciation, sound by sound

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

  1. STRYSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
  2. perzKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "er" in butter.

American vs British pronunciation of stripers

  • Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.

British respelling: STRY-puz.

What does stripers mean?

noun
  1. plural of striper How to pronounce striper

Questions about saying stripers

How do you pronounce stripers?

Say STRY-perz. The American pronunciation is /ˈstraɪpɚz/. In British English it is /ˈstraɪpəz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in stripers?

Stripers has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (STRY). Broken into parts: STRY · perz.

Is stripers 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 /ˈstraɪpəz/ (STRY-puz).

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