English pronunciation
How to pronounce “officer”
Phonetic spelling
AW-fuh-sir
IPA /ˈɔfəsɝ/
Syllable stress
aw·fuh·sir
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “officer”?
o f f i c e r
“officer” is spelled O-F-F-I-C-E-R. It is pronounced AW-fuh-sir, 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 police officer asked to see my driver's license.
She was promoted to chief operating officer of the company.