How to Pronounce “empire

word

/ˈɛmpaɪɝ/
EM-pyr
/ˈɛmpaɪə/
EM-py-uh

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈɛmpaɪɝ/

British English

/ˈɛmpaɪə/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

EM-pyr

UK

EM-py-uh

Listen in Context

The Roman Empire was very large.

The king wanted to build an empire.

What started as a side project grew into a media empire.

She created a business empire from a small shop.