How to Pronounce "a perfect stranger"
expression
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɝˌfɪkt/, /pɝˈfɛkt/ /ˈstɹeɪndʒɝ
uh PER-fikt STRAYN-jer
æɪ/ /ˈpɜː.fɛkt/ /stɹˈeɪndʒɐ
uh PUR-fekt STRAYN-juh
Definition
Someone you do not know at all; a person who is totally unfamiliar to you.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɝˌfɪkt/, /pɝˈfɛkt/ /ˈstɹeɪndʒɝ
British English
æɪ/ /ˈpɜː.fɛkt/ /stɹˈeɪndʒɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh PER-fikt STRAYN-jer
UK
uh PUR-fekt STRAYN-juh
Listen in Context
I asked a perfect stranger for directions.
My wallet was returned by a perfect stranger.
She sat next to a perfect stranger on the bus.
I opened up about my problems to a perfect stranger at the café.