How to Pronounce “ghetto

word

/ˈɡɛtoʊ/
GE-doh
/ɡˈɛtəʊ/
GE-toh

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈɡɛtoʊ/

British English

/ɡˈɛtəʊ/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

GE-doh

UK

GE-toh

Listen in Context

The family lived in the Jewish ghetto during the war.

Many immigrants settled in the city's ghetto.

The ghetto had small houses and narrow streets.

She grew up in a ghetto but worked hard to change her life.