How to Pronounce “prefer

word

/pɹəˈfɝ/
pri-FUR
/pɹɪfˈɜː/
pri-FUR

IPA Transcription

American English

/pɹəˈfɝ/

British English

/pɹɪfˈɜː/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

pri-FUR

UK

pri-FUR

Listen in Context

I prefer tea to coffee.

We prefer the blue one.

She prefers to walk to school.

I'd prefer to stay home tonight, to be honest.