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How to pronounce photographer
/fəˈtɒɡrəfə/ British English
fə·TOG·rə·fə
4 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the second one.
✗ Many people say
PHO·to·gra·pher
✓ Say
fə·TOG·rə·fə
My tip
Not like PHOtograph — the stress moves.
In a sentence
She’s a photographer.
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- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: fə-TOG-rə-fə.
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Questions
How do you pronounce photographer?
In British English, photographer is pronounced /fəˈtɒɡrəfə/. Say it like this: fə-TOG-rə-fə. Not like PHOtograph — the stress moves.
How many syllables are in photographer?
When you say it, photographer has 4 syllables: fə-TOG-rə-fə. The strong beat is the second one, TOG.
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