English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Acre Pronunciation
Acre is pronounced AY-ker, IPA /ˈeɪkɝ/.
AY-ker
US /ˈeɪkɝ/
Syllables: AY · ker (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards.
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Acre in a Sentence
- The farm covers about two hundred acres.
- They bought an acre on the edge of the village.
- An acre of woodland went with the cottage.
Common Mispronunciations of Acre
Not A-kruh
The re at the end is said as er, the reverse of how it looks. Fibre, centre, and theatre do the same in British spelling.
Not A-ker
Stretch the opening to the long ay of cake, not the flat a of cat.
Tip: Acre rhymes with baker.
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