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

# How to pronounce library

Check library 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 **library**. Read each sequence from left to right. The numbers mark vowel stress: **1** primary, **2** secondary, **0** unstressed.

Dictionary variant 1

`L AY1 B R EH0 R IY2`

**Syllable estimate**

3 vowel nuclei

**Primary stress**

1st vowel position

**Secondary stress**

3rd vowel position

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

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 library in context

Library can name a place that lends or preserves materials, or a collection of resources such as software components or audio files. Tutorials and scene narration should establish the intended collection. Specific details about its contents or use help listeners picture the right setting and follow the relevant action.

1. The village library opens late on market days.
2. Choose a sound from the library before adjusting its volume.

### A practice cue

Test library in the full location or software instruction used by your script. Listen for clear delivery when nearby words contain similar consonants, then check that the surrounding nouns establish which collection or building the listener should understand.

## Read the sound tokens

Each example word below is a cue for the named sound, rather than a respelling of library. 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).

`L`sound in **lee**consonant`AY`sound in **hide**vowel`B`sound in **be**consonant`R`sound in **read**consonant`EH`sound in **Ed**vowel`IY`sound in **eat**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.

Copying and downloading happen in your browser. No script upload or audio generation is needed.

## 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)

Source version and checksum

Commit: `74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690`

Dictionary SHA-256: `81917843c7f44ce2b094ac63873c2c7a4cf802040792c455ba3ca406891c3d22`

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