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Conqueror Pronunciation
Conqueror is pronounced KAHNG-ker-er, IPA /ˈkɑŋkɝɝ/.
KAHNG-ker-er
US /ˈkɑŋkɝɝ/ · UK /ˈkɒnkwərə/
Syllables: KAHNG · ker · er (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A person who takes control of a country or a people by force.
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Conqueror in a Sentence
- William the Conqueror landed in 1066.
- The city greeted him as a conqueror.
- Every conqueror in the region left a fort behind.
Common Mispronunciations of Conqueror
Not KAHN-kwer-er
American dictionaries drop the w and give KAHNG-ker-er, while British ones keep it as KONG-kwuh-ruh. Both are standard.
Not kahng-KER-er
Front weight here, since the two beats behind the opening are near-identical murmurs.
Tip: Two weak er beats come one after the other at the close, which is why it is easy to lose one of them.
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