English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Speaker Pronunciation
Speaker is pronounced SPEE-ker, IPA /ˈspikɝ/.
SPEE-ker
US /ˈspikɝ/ · UK /ˈspiːkə/
Syllables: SPEE · ker (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A person who is talking, a device that produces sound, or the chair of a parliament.
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Speaker in a Sentence
- The first speaker overran by ten minutes.
- One speaker crackles whenever the bass drops.
- She is a native speaker of Portuguese.
Common Mispronunciations of Speaker
Not SPE-ker
This ea runs long, the ee of each, so the opening half is SPEE.
Not spee-KER
What follows the opening is a murmur and takes no weight whatever.
Tip: A person talking, a loudspeaker and the Speaker of a parliament are all this one word, said one way.
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