English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Clara Pronunciation
Clara is pronounced KLA-ruh, IPA /ˈklærə/.
KLA-ruh
US /ˈklærə/
Syllables: KLA · ruh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (given name): A woman's given name from the Latin word for bright or clear.
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Clara in a Sentence
- Clara trained as a cellist before she started teaching.
- We called the new boat Clara after my grandmother.
- Clara and her sister share a flat near the station.
Common Mispronunciations of Clara
Not kluh-RAH
The volume sits on the opening and the ending is a soft ruh. An end-stressed reading belongs to the Spanish and Italian forms.
Not KLAIR-uh
No air vowel appears in this name. American dictionaries give the flat a of cat, and British speakers often lengthen it to the ah of palm.
Tip: Clara, Clare and Claire all grew from the same Latin root, and only Clara keeps a second syllable.
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