English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Empire Pronunciation
Empire is pronounced EM-py-er, IPA /ˈɛmpaɪɝ/.
EM-py-er
US /ˈɛmpaɪɝ/ · UK /ˈɛmpaɪə/
Syllables: EM · py · er (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A group of countries or peoples ruled by a single state or ruler.
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Empire in a Sentence
- The empire stretched from Spain to the Black Sea.
- He built a small publishing empire from one magazine.
- The empire collapsed within a generation.
Common Mispronunciations of Empire
Not em-PY-er
The weight belongs on EM, which is unusual for a word ending in -ire.
Not EM-peer
That pire holds the eye of fire, so the ending rhymes with hire.
Tip: Imperial moves the peak and loses the eye sound altogether: im-PI-ree-uhl.
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