How To Pronounce Motorola

In British English, Motorola is pronounced /ˌməʊ.təˈrəʊ.lə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌməʊ.təˈrəʊ.lə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌmoʊ.t̯əˈroʊ.lə/.

Motorola has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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.