English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Sarah Pronunciation
Sarah is pronounced SE-ruh, IPA /ˈsɛrə/.
SE-ruh
US /ˈsɛrə/
Syllables: SE · ruh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: A woman's name from Hebrew, where it means princess.
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Sarah in a Sentence
- Sarah runs the bakery on the square.
- Sarah and her brother share a birthday.
- In Genesis, Sarah laughs at the promise of a son.
Common Mispronunciations of Sarah
Not suh-RAH
Volume is on the opening, and that final h says nothing at all.
Not SA-ruh
In most American speech the first vowel is the one in care, not the one in cat.
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