how to pronounce prayer

/ˈpɹɛɹ/

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the above transcription of prayer is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

prayer is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of prayer in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… believe that their lives prayer is …”

meaning of prayer

Prayer is a request for help or guidance made to a deity.

prayer frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word prayer occurs in english on average 58.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.