English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Pied Piper Pronunciation
Pied Piper is pronounced PYD-PY-per, IPA /ˈpaɪd ˈpaɪpɝ/.
PYD-PY-per
US /ˈpaɪd ˈpaɪpɝ/ · UK /ˈpaɪd ˈpaɪpə/
Syllables: PYD · PY · per (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
phrase (noun): A leader who attracts followers easily, from the piper in the Hamelin story.
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Pied Piper in a Sentence
- The Pied Piper led the rats out of Hamelin and then the children after them.
- He became a pied piper for a whole generation of guitarists.
- The tale of the pied piper was first written down in the 1300s.
Common Mispronunciations of Pied Piper
Not PEED PY-per
Pied rhymes with died, so both halves of this name carry the long i.
Not pyd-PY-per
The two halves balance each other, with the first of them very slightly the louder.
Tip: Pied on its own means patched in two colours, and it survives now in pied wagtail and in this phrase.
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