English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Prisoner Pronunciation
Prisoner is pronounced PRI-zuh-ner, IPA /ˈprɪzənɝ/.
PRI-zuh-ner
US /ˈprɪzənɝ/ · UK /ˈprɪzənə/
Syllables: PRI · zuh · ner (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A person kept in prison or held captive.
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Prisoner in a Sentence
- The prisoner was moved to a unit nearer his family.
- She wrote to a prisoner through a letter scheme.
- Two guards walked the prisoner across the yard.
Common Mispronunciations of Prisoner
Not pri-ZOH-ner
No one is hiding in the middle of this word. The son spelling comes out as a bare zuh with no o in it.
Not PRIZ-ner
Three beats are needed, and the quiet one between them still has to be there.
Tip: A prisoner of war shortens to POW in writing but is never said that way in full speech.
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