English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Proprietary Pronunciation
Proprietary is pronounced pruh-PRY-uh-te-ree, IPA /prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri/.
pruh-PRY-uh-te-ree
US /prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri/ · UK /prəˈpraɪətəri/
Syllables: pruh · PRY · uh · te · ree (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Owned by a particular company and protected by patent or trademark, rather than open to all.
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Proprietary in a Sentence
- The file uses a proprietary format.
- They refused to share the proprietary data.
- Open standards gradually replaced the proprietary ones.
Common Mispronunciations of Proprietary
Not proh-pree-uh-TE-ree
Anchor the whole word on PRY. The word is built on proprietor and keeps that beat.
Not pruh-PREE-uh-te-ree
The stressed syllable has the long i of pry, not the ee of free. The spelling prie misleads on this one.
Tip: Five syllables: pruh-PRY-uh-te-ree. British speakers often shorten the ending to tree.
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