How To Pronounce Ecuador

In British English, Ecuador is pronounced /ˈek.wə.dɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈekʷ.wə.dʷɔːʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈek.wə.dɔːr/.

Ecuador has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.