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Decoder Pronunciation

Decoder is pronounced di-KOH-der, IPA /dɪˈkoʊdɝ/.

di-KOH-der

US /dɪˈkoʊdɝ/  ·  UK /dɪˈkəʊdə/

Syllables: di · KOH · der (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

noun: A device or program that turns coded signals or data back into a usable form.

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Decoder in a Sentence

  • The decoder box sits under the television.
  • Their decoder handles four video formats.
  • Without the decoder the file is just noise.

Common Mispronunciations of Decoder

Not DEE-koh-der

Let the opening shrink to a quick di and drive into KOH. Only the prefix on its own, as in the de in de-ice, keeps a full dee.

Not di-KAH-der

Round the stressed vowel into the long oh of code. Flattening it gives a word closer to dodder.

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