How To Pronounce Prefer

In British English, prefer is pronounced /prɪˈfɜː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [pr̥ɪˈfɜːʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /prɪˈfɜːr/.

Prefer has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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.