English pronunciation
How to pronounce “director”
Phonetic spelling
dye-REK-ter
IPA /daɪˈɹɛktɝ/
Syllable stress
di·rec·tor
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “director”?
d i r e c t o r
“director” is spelled D-I-R-E-C-T-O-R. It is pronounced dye-REK-ter, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
The director asked us to arrive early.
I spoke with the director after the meeting.