How to Pronounce “lesser

word

/ˈɫɛsɝ/
LE-sur
/lˈɛsɐ/
LE-suh

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈɫɛsɝ/

British English

/lˈɛsɐ/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

LE-sur

UK

LE-suh

Listen in Context

She took the lesser of two risks.

It was the lesser known of her two books.

Sometimes you have to choose the lesser evil.

The lesser problem was easy to solve.