--- title: "How to pronounce turmeric | Murmur" description: "Turmeric keeps the first r in CMUdict, T ER1 M AH0 R IH2 K, so \"too-mer-ic\" without that r is not the reading listed here." canonical: "https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation/turmeric" --- [Murmur](https://www.murmurtts.com/)/[Pronunciation](https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation)/turmeric Pronunciation · Everyday language # How to pronounce turmeric Turmeric keeps the first r in CMUdict, T ER1 M AH0 R IH2 K, so "too-mer-ic" without that r is not the reading listed here. [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 this North American English pronunciation for **turmeric**. Read each sequence from left to right. The numbers mark vowel stress: **1** primary, **2** secondary, **0** unstressed. Dictionary variant 1 `T ER1 M AH0 R IH2 K` **Syllable estimate** 3 vowel nuclei **Primary stress** 1st vowel position **Secondary stress** 3rd vowel position [Check turmeric in Merriam-Webster and listen to available dictionary audio](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turmeric). 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 turmeric in context Health articles and recipe narration mention turmeric constantly, and the spoken form often loses the r in the first syllable. The CMU entry starts with "tur", stresses that syllable, and carries a light secondary stress on the final "ik". This page shows only that form because it is the only one the dictionary lists. 1. Add a pinch of turmeric to the rice for color. 2. The turmeric stained the wooden spoon bright yellow. ### A practice cue Begin with "tur" as in "turn", then let the next two syllables fall away quickly. Listen for the first r in your recording, since it is the sound most voices drop. ## Read the sound tokens Each example word below is a cue for the named sound, rather than a respelling of turmeric. 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). `T`sound in **tea**consonant`ER`sound in **hurt**vowel`M`sound in **me**consonant`AH`sound in **hut**vowel`R`sound in **read**consonant`IH`sound in **it**vowel`K`sound in **key**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). The dictionary maintainers acknowledge that errors and omissions can remain; check another source or a speaker when the pronunciation matters. 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