How to pronounce prayer in American English
“prayer” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to prayer the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “prayer” in: all accents · British English (511 clips)
“prayer” in real sentences — American speakers
713 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Justice one believes in prayer and requires prayer as we go about our duties.
Dept of Justice
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Thank you for the prayer.
The White House
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through prayer and through fasting.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “prayer”
Words one sound away from prayer — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “prayer”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of prayer. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.