To pronounce "guitar", say guit-AR — 2 syllables, IPA /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
guitar
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
Syllable by syllable — tap each one
Record yourself saying guitar, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
2
Syllables
6
Letters
/ɡɪˈtɑɹ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ɡɪtˈɑː/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
Break "guitar" into 2 beats and lean on "AR" — that's the stressed one. It rhymes with char and bar, if that helps it stick.
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Guitar" has 2 syllables: guit · ar.
The IPA transcription of "guitar" is /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “guitar” in the full dictionary →