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Camera Pronunciation

Camera is pronounced KA-mer-uh, IPA /ˈkæmɝə/.

KA-mer-uh

US /ˈkæmɝə/  ·  UK /ˈkæmrə/

Syllables: KA · mer · uh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

noun: A device for taking photographs or recording video.

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Camera in a Sentence

  • The camera on the landing has stopped working.
  • She never travels without a camera.
  • Look at the camera and hold still.

Common Mispronunciations of Camera

Not kuh-ME-ruh

The beat is on the first syllable in English, however the word sounds in Spanish or Italian.

Not KAY-muh-ruh

The opening vowel is the flat a of cat. There is no ay in it.

Tip: Americans usually give it three syllables, KA-mer-uh, and Britons often two, KAM-ruh.

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