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Emperor Pronunciation
Emperor is pronounced EM-per-er, IPA /ˈɛmpɝɝ/.
EM-per-er
US /ˈɛmpɝɝ/ · UK /ˈɛmpərə/
Syllables: EM · per · er (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A male ruler of an empire.
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Emperor in a Sentence
- The emperor moved the court to Ravenna.
- An emperor penguin stands over a metre tall.
- Napoleon crowned himself emperor in 1804.
Common Mispronunciations of Emperor
Not em-PE-rer
Three beats and the first is the loud one, with the two behind it almost equal and flat.
Not EM-pyoor
The word does not share a shape with empire. It runs EM plus per plus er, with a clear middle beat.
Tip: Emperor keeps the beat at the front, and so do empress and empire. Imperial moves it to the second syllable.
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