English pronunciation
How to pronounce “slaughter”
Phonetic spelling
SLAW-tur
IPA /ˈsɫɔtɝ/
Syllable stress
slaw·tur
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “slaughter”?
s l a u g h t e r
“slaughter” is spelled S-L-A-U-G-H-T-E-R. It is pronounced SLAW-tur, 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 butcher prepared the animal for slaughter.
The battle resulted in the slaughter of many soldiers.