How to Pronounce “peter

word

/ˈpitɝ/
PEE-dur
/pˈiːtɐ/
PEE-tuh

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈpitɝ/

British English

/pˈiːtɐ/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

PEE-dur

UK

PEE-tuh

Listen in Context

After an hour, the campfire began to peter out.

The party started strong but then petered out.

Their excitement for the project petered out over time.

The conversation kind of petered out after a while and we just left.