English pronunciation · Words Starting with I
Ira Pronunciation
Ira is pronounced EYE-ruh, IPA /ˈaɪrə/.
EYE-ruh
US /ˈaɪrə/
Syllables: EYE · ruh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun; also an initialism: A man's given name, and as an initialism either the Irish Republican Army or an individual retirement account.
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Two Ways to Say Ira
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- the initialism, said letter by letter: /ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ/ (eye-ah-RAY)
Ira in a Sentence
- Ira signs his letters with a single initial.
- The lyrics are by Ira Gershwin.
- She asked whether Ira had replied yet.
Common Mispronunciations of Ira
Not EE-ruh
As a name the first letter says EYE, so it opens like the word eye and not like ear.
Not EYE-rah
The ending is a weak uh, the same closing sound that finishes sofa.
Tip: Spelled out as three letters it becomes eye-ah-RAY, with the beat on the last one.
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