English pronunciation

How to pronounce “narrator”

Phonetic spelling

NAIR-ay-ter

IPA /ˈnɛɹeɪtɝ/

Syllable stress

nair·ay·ter

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “narrator”?

n a r r a t o r

“narrator” is spelled N-A-R-R-A-T-O-R. It is pronounced NAIR-ay-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 narrator made the story easy to follow.

  • I recognized the narrator's voice from another audiobook.

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