English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Choir Pronunciation
Choir is pronounced KWY-er, IPA /ˈkwaɪɝ/.
KWY-er
US /ˈkwaɪɝ/ · UK /ˈkwaɪə/
Syllables: KWY · er (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A group of people who sing together, or the part of a church where they sit.
Audio for the American and British pronunciations plays on this page with JavaScript enabled.
Choir in a Sentence
- She sings in a choir on Thursday evenings.
- The choir filed in during the second hymn.
- A children's choir opened the concert.
Common Mispronunciations of Choir
Not CHOYR
The spelling is one of the worst in English: the ch is a k, the oi is an eye sound, and the r comes last. It was respelled from the older quire to look more Latin.
Not KOYR
The vowel is the eye of fire, not the oy of boy. Once the k is right, the vowel is the remaining trap.
Tip: It is said exactly like quire, the old spelling: KWY-er, rhyming with wire.
More words starting with c · Every word in the pronunciation guide