English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cursor Pronunciation
Cursor is pronounced KUR-ser, IPA /ˈkɝsɝ/.
KUR-ser
US /ˈkɝsɝ/ · UK /ˈkɜːsə/
Syllables: KUR · ser (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The moving marker on a screen that shows where typing or clicking will take effect.
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Cursor in a Sentence
- Put the cursor at the end of the line.
- The cursor blinked in an empty search box.
- Hold the key down to move the cursor a word at a time.
Common Mispronunciations of Cursor
Not ker-SAWR
The opening syllable takes the beat, and the ending reduces to the same faint ser you hear in sensor and censor.
Not KOOR-ser
The first vowel is the ur of curse, which is also where the word's Latin root for runner ended up in English.
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