English pronunciation

How to pronounce “genre”

Phonetic spelling

ZHAHN-ruh

IPA /ˈʒɑnɹə/

Syllable stress

zhan·ruh

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

Hear it in a sentence

  • This genre of music is not my favorite.

  • She writes in the fantasy genre.

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