English pronunciation · Words Starting with N
Neither Pronunciation
Neither is pronounced NY-dher, IPA /ˈnaɪðɝ/.
NY-dher
US /ˈnaɪðɝ/ · UK /ˈnaɪðə/
Syllables: NY · dher (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
determiner, pronoun, and conjunction: Not one and not the other of two things.
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Neither in a Sentence
- Neither answer was quite right.
- She likes neither of them much.
- Neither the train nor the bus runs on Sundays.
Common Mispronunciations of Neither
Not nee-THER
The th is voiced, the soft buzzing one of this and mother, not the hissed th of thin.
Not NAY-ther
No accent uses the ay of day here. The two live options are the eye of my and the ee of me.
Tip: Both NY-dher and NEE-dher are standard, and plenty of speakers use whichever fits the sentence. Either behaves the same way.
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