How to Pronounce “prototype

word

/ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪp/
PROH-tuh-typ
/pɹˈəʊtəʊtˌaɪp/
PROH-tuh-typ

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈpɹoʊtəˌtaɪp/

British English

/pɹˈəʊtəʊtˌaɪp/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

PROH-tuh-typ

UK

PROH-tuh-typ

Listen in Context

The engineers built a prototype of the new car.

This prototype helps us find problems before mass production.

We tested the prototype to see if the design works.

The prototype isn’t pretty, but it proves the idea works.