entrepreneur
/ˌɑːn.trə.prəˈnɜːr/Borrowed from French, and the stress lands on the last syllable: ahn-truh-pruh-NUR.
Syllable breakdown
ahn
/ɑːn/
truh
/trə/
pruh
/prə/
NUR
/nɜːr/
A French loanword that keeps its French-style final stress: ahn-truh-pruh-NUR. The long run-up of weak syllables makes the final stressed beat feel almost sudden — that’s correct.
Common mistakes
Stressing an early syllableUnlike most English nouns, the stress is on the final syllable: ahn-truh-pruh-NUR.
Saying "-noor" instead of "-nur"The ending is /nɜːr/, closer to "nur" than "noor".
Hear it in a sentence
"She's a serial entrepreneur with three startups behind her."
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