English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Prairie Pronunciation
Prairie is pronounced PRE-ree, IPA /ˈprɛri/.
PRE-ree
US /ˈprɛri/ · UK /ˈpreəri/
Syllables: PRE · ree (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A wide area of flat grassland, especially in North America.
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Prairie in a Sentence
- The prairie stretches out past the horizon.
- Prairie grasses hold the soil together.
- They homesteaded on the prairie in the 1880s.
Common Mispronunciations of Prairie
Not PRAY-ree
This ai is short, nearer the vowel of pear than the vowel of pray.
Not pruh-REE
The French original put the weight at the end and English pulled it forward to the first of two beats.
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