To pronounce "scareware", say SCAR-ew-ar-e — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
scareware
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 scareware, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
4
Syllables
9
Letters
SCAR-ew-ar-e
Say it like
"scareware" has 4 syllables: scar-ew-ar-e.
noun
Real example sentences from Tatoeba (CC-BY) — tap to hear each one, or see it used on YouGlish.
"Scareware" has 4 syllables: scar · ew · ar · e.
Scareware: Software that attempts to scare the user into compliance, as by displaying false warnings of virus infection.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “scareware” in the full dictionary →