"Bizarre" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /bəˈzɑɹ/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/bəˈzɑɹ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/bɪzˈɑː/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"bizarre" has 2 syllables: bizarre.
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"Bizarre" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /bəˈzɑɹ/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Bizarre" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "bizarre" is /bəˈzɑɹ/.
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