"Choir" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈkwaɪɝ/ 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.
choir
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Record yourself saying choir, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
2
Syllables
5
Letters
/ˈkwaɪɝ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/kwˈaɪə/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"choir" has 2 syllables: choir. It rhymes with desire and acquire, if that helps it stick.
noun
verb
Real example sentences from Tatoeba (CC-BY) — tap to hear each one, or see it used on YouGlish.
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
Related pages on PronounceIt, chosen from what we know about this word.
Train the contrast: light vs right, cheap vs jeep
Read next: Why English Spelling Doesn’t Match Its Pronunciation
"Choir" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈkwaɪɝ/ 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.
"Choir" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "choir" is /ˈkwaɪɝ/.
Choir: A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “choir” in the full dictionary →