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title: "How to pronounce connoisseur | Murmur"
description: "Check connoisseur pronunciation with CMUdict sound tokens and stress, then practise two original sentences and download a voiceover audition worksheet."
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# How to pronounce connoisseur

Check connoisseur pronunciation with CMUdict sound tokens and stress, then practise two original sentences and download a voiceover audition worksheet.

## The dictionary sound sequence

CMUdict lists this North American English pronunciation for **connoisseur**. Read each sequence from left to right. The numbers mark vowel stress: **1** primary, **2** secondary, **0** unstressed.

Dictionary variant 1

`K AA2 N AH0 S ER1`

**Syllable estimate**

3 vowel nuclei

**Primary stress**

3rd vowel position

**Secondary stress**

1st vowel position

[Check connoisseur in Merriam-Webster and listen to available dictionary audio](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connoisseur).

Syllable counts come from vowel tokens; CMUdict does not supply syllable boundaries here. Variant order follows the dictionary and does not rank correctness. This lexicon does not represent every accent or context.

## Use connoisseur in context

Connoisseur describes someone with developed knowledge and judgment in a particular field, often art, food, or drink. Profiles should identify the area of expertise instead of using the word as a general badge of sophistication. Narration can sound appreciative while leaving room for curiosity and differing tastes.

1. A connoisseur of ceramics noticed the unusual glaze immediately.
2. The tasting invited both beginners and the occasional connoisseur.

### A practice cue

Audition connoisseur with the field of expertise named in your sentence. Listen for an easy connection to the following phrase, and compare inclusive and more formal delivery if the audience includes people who are new to that subject.

## Read the sound tokens

Each example word below is a cue for the named sound, rather than a respelling of connoisseur. Unstressed vowels may sound reduced. These cues follow the [CMU phoneme-set key (Appendix A)](https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aria/Papers/MastersThesis.pdf#page=115).

`K`sound in **key**consonant`AA`sound in **odd**vowel`N`sound in **knee**consonant`AH`sound in **hut**vowel`S`sound in **sea**consonant`ER`sound in **hurt**vowel

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## Make an audition worksheet

Select a dictionary variant for your checklist. The two original sentences retain their normal spelling; this worksheet helps you review a recording rather than forcing a speech engine to use phonemes.

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## Dictionary source

The phonemes on this page come from [CMU Pronouncing Dictionary](https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/blob/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/cmudict.dict). The dictionary maintainers acknowledge that errors and omissions can remain; check another source or a speaker when the pronunciation matters.

[CMUdict README](https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/blob/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/README) · [Included dictionary license](https://www.murmurtts.com/downloads/cmudict-license.txt)

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Commit: `74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690`

Dictionary SHA-256: `81917843c7f44ce2b094ac63873c2c7a4cf802040792c455ba3ca406891c3d22`

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