To pronounce "tapir", say TAP-ir — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈteɪpiːə(ɹ)/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈteɪpiːə(ɹ)/
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"tapir" has 2 syllables: tap-ir. It rhymes with vapour and zapper, if that helps it stick.
noun
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Tapir" has 2 syllables: tap · ir.
The IPA transcription of "tapir" is /ˈteɪpiːə(ɹ)/.
Tapir: Any one of the species of large odd-toed ungulates of the taxonomic family Tapiridae with a long prehensile upper lip, of which all four surviving species are in genus Tapirus.
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