English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Poor Pronunciation
Poor is pronounced POOR, IPA /ˈpur/.
POOR
US /ˈpur/ · UK /ˈpɔː/
Syllables: POOR (1 syllable)
adjective: Having very little money, or of low quality.
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Poor in a Sentence
- The soil here is too poor for wheat.
- They were poor but never short of visitors.
- Reception is poor inside the building.
Common Mispronunciations of Poor
Not PAW
Three readings are all in use: POOR rhyming with tour, a merged version that matches pour, and the PAW of traditional British speech.
Not POO-er
One beat. The oo and the r run straight into each other instead of splitting into syllables.
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