English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Avatar Pronunciation
Avatar is pronounced A-vuh-tahr, IPA /ˈævəˌtɑr/.
A-vuh-tahr
US /ˈævəˌtɑr/ · UK /ˈævəˌtɑː/
Syllables: A · vuh · tahr (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A figure or image that stands in for a person online, and in Hindu belief a god appearing in bodily form.
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Avatar in a Sentence
- Pick an avatar before you join the room.
- His avatar is still a photograph from ten years ago.
- Vishnu is said to have appeared in ten avatars.
Common Mispronunciations of Avatar
Not uh-VAH-tahr
The loud part is the first, not the middle. Once the beat slips the opening a shrinks to a murmur and the shape of the word changes.
Not A-vuh-ter
The ending keeps a full open ah before the r, as in car. It does not reduce the way the ending of water does.
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