English pronunciation · Words Starting with O
Occur Pronunciation
Occur is pronounced uh-KUR, IPA /əˈkɝ/.
uh-KUR
US /əˈkɝ/ · UK /əˈkɜː/
Syllables: uh · KUR (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To happen, or to come into someone's mind.
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Occur in a Sentence
- Power cuts occur about twice a winter here.
- It did not occur to me to ask.
- Such errors occur when the form is filled in by hand.
Common Mispronunciations of Occur
Not AH-ker
Drive the voice into KUR at the end and let the opening vanish into a grunt. Front stress gives something closer to ochre.
Not oh-KOOR
Aim the stressed vowel at the ur of her rather than an oor. The double c is a single k sound.
Tip: Adding an ending doubles the r in writing: occurring, occurrence, occurred. The sound does not change, only the spelling.
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