English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Pauper Pronunciation
Pauper is pronounced PAW-per, IPA /ˈpɔpɝ/.
PAW-per
US /ˈpɔpɝ/ · UK /ˈpɔːpə/
Syllables: PAW · per (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A very poor person, especially one living on charity in earlier centuries.
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Pauper in a Sentence
- He was buried in a pauper's grave.
- The novel turns a prince into a pauper.
- Only a pauper would have taken that work.
Common Mispronunciations of Pauper
Not POW-per
The au block is the rounded aw of caught, with none of the ow of cow in it.
Not paw-PER
The ending drops to a weak per, and the whole word leans on its first beat.
Tip: Pauper and proper differ in their first vowel alone, which is worth practising as a pair.
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