--- title: "How to pronounce plethora | Murmur" description: "Plethora is PLETH-er-uh in CMUdict (P L EH1 TH ER0 AH0), stressed on the first syllable; pluh-THOR-uh is listed as a second form." canonical: "https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation/plethora" --- [Murmur](https://www.murmurtts.com/)/[Pronunciation](https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation)/plethora Pronunciation · Creative work # How to pronounce plethora Plethora is PLETH-er-uh in CMUdict (P L EH1 TH ER0 AH0), stressed on the first syllable; pluh-THOR-uh is listed as a second form. [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 **plethora**. Read each sequence from left to right. The numbers mark vowel stress: **1** primary, **2** secondary, **0** unstressed. Dictionary variant 1 `P L EH1 TH ER0 AH0` **Syllable estimate** 3 vowel nuclei **Primary stress** 1st vowel position Dictionary variant 2 `P L AH0 TH AO1 R AH0` **Syllable estimate** 3 vowel nuclei **Primary stress** 2nd vowel position [Check plethora in Merriam-Webster and listen to available dictionary audio](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plethora). 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 plethora in context Plethora means a large amount, often more than needed, and it is common in reports, reviews and presentations. Many speakers put the stress on the second syllable, and that form sits second in CMUdict behind first-syllable stress. 1. The menu offers a plethora of vegetarian dishes. 2. We received a plethora of applications for one job. ### A practice cue PLETH should carry the weight in the first form, with the rest quick and light. If you use the second form, stress THOR and keep it there. ## Read the sound tokens Each example word below is a cue for the named sound, rather than a respelling of plethora. 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). `P`sound in **pee**consonant`L`sound in **lee**consonant`EH`sound in **Ed**vowel`TH`sound in **theta**consonant`ER`sound in **hurt**vowel`AH`sound in **hut**vowel`AO`sound in **ought**vowel`R`sound in **read**consonant Take it to your next recording ## 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). 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