English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Prior Pronunciation
Prior is pronounced PRY-er, IPA /ˈpraɪɝ/.
PRY-er
US /ˈpraɪɝ/ · UK /ˈpraɪə/
Syllables: PRY · er (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and noun: Earlier than something else, or the head of a religious house.
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Prior in a Sentence
- No prior experience is required.
- Give us a week's notice prior to the visit.
- The prior refused to open the gates.
Common Mispronunciations of Prior
Not PREER
The word has two parts, PRY and er, and the first vowel is the eye of pry. Collapsing it into one beat gives something like peer.
Not pry-OR
The tail is a soft, unstressed er. A strong or at the end makes it sound like the name of a person.
Tip: It rhymes with buyer and drier: PRY-er.
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