How To Pronounce Singapore

In British English, Singapore is pronounced /ˈsɪŋ.ə.pɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsɪ̃ŋ.ə.pʷɔːʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsɪŋ.ə.pɔːr/.

Singapore 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.