--- title: "How to pronounce neither | Murmur" description: "Neither has two accepted forms in CMUdict, NEE-ther (N IY1 DH ER0) and NY-ther (N AY1 DH ER0), both with the voiced th of \"then\"." canonical: "https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation/neither" --- [Murmur](https://www.murmurtts.com/)/[Pronunciation](https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation)/neither Pronunciation · Everyday language # How to pronounce neither Neither has two accepted forms in CMUdict, NEE-ther (N IY1 DH ER0) and NY-ther (N AY1 DH ER0), both with the voiced th of "then". [Buy $49](https://murmur-licenses.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/checkout)[Download free for Apple Silicon (3-day Pro trial)](https://murmur-updates.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/download/latest)Intel Mac? [Download here](https://murmur-updates.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/download/intel).Not sure? Apple menu > About This Mac shows your chip. Free plan with Kokoro voices, 3,000 characters a day · 3-day Pro trial, then $49 once ## The dictionary sound sequence CMUdict lists these 2 North American English pronunciations for **neither**. Read each sequence from left to right. The numbers mark vowel stress: **1** primary, **2** secondary, **0** unstressed. Dictionary variant 1 `N IY1 DH ER0` **Syllable estimate** 2 vowel nuclei **Primary stress** 1st vowel position Dictionary variant 2 `N AY1 DH ER0` **Syllable estimate** 2 vowel nuclei **Primary stress** 1st vowel position [Check neither in Merriam-Webster and listen to available dictionary audio](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neither). 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 neither in context Neither pairs with either, and the same split applies: some speakers say NEE-ther and others NY-ther. The dictionary lists both. Listeners notice a mismatch more than either choice, so match neither to the way you say either. 1. Neither of the printers is working today. 2. We tried two routes, but neither was faster. ### A practice cue Use the same first vowel you use for either. ## Read the sound tokens Each example word below is a cue for the named sound, rather than a respelling of neither. 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). `N`sound in **knee**consonant`IY`sound in **eat**vowel`DH`sound in **thee**consonant`ER`sound in **hurt**vowel`AY`sound in **hide**vowel Take it to your next recording ## Make an audition worksheet Select a dictionary variant for your checklist. 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