How to pronounce "agre" in English
əˈɡreɪ
ə·GRAY
Primary stress: GRAY
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “agre”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
ə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
GRAY
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("GRAY"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "agre" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“crash and I agre agree I do agree that foro can also be a great motivator it”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“10% only of Tunisian are agre with the principle uh that Shar would not be”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“P purchase agre with like 10 or 15E contract periods at rates varying”— StanfordWatch clip
“agre and the aggressors you know in all this truth reconciliations truth commissions thing thing and all that because um you know it's good that”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“know agre I think there's some teenagers that feel like they're too cool for school sometimes and that you know but”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“these then we have golden agre uh you know trading at maybe 58 sing uh cents”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “agre”
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crash and I agre agree I do agree that foro can also be a great motivator it
Hear it in context: “agre”
70 clipsThe English word “agre” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as əˈɡreɪ (phonetic respelling: ə-GRAY). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (ə · GRAY), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (GRAY). Grammatically, “agre” functions as a verb. SayItVid indexes 70 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “agre” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Harvard University, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @2:58
“exhausting it was like running a marathon on a sugar crash and I agre agree I do agree that foro can also be a great motivator it can push us to step step outside our comfort zone and try new things meet new”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #2 · @75:37
“first to Dalia when you are uh telling about a survey 10% only of Tunisian are agre with the principle uh that Shar would not be included in the Constitution as uh principal source of the legislation how”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @44:01
“backwards okay but on the PG SL tariffs there is a section for power P purchase agre with like 10 or 15E contract periods at rates varying between like 9 cents and 21 cents a kilowatt”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @140:49
“communities um you know that contain like both the agre and the aggressors you know in all this truth reconciliations truth commissions thing thing and all that because um you know it's good that commissions thing thing and all that because um you know it's good that”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #5 · @3:05
“you you know for you I think um I you know agre I think there's some teenagers that feel like they're too cool for school sometimes and that you know but that feel like they're too cool for”
Definition & Meaning: “agre”
- An obsolete or archaic spelling variant of the word agree.
Example Sentences (3)
- “They did agre upon the terms of the contract.”
- “crash and I agre agree I do agree that foro can also be a great motivator it”
- “10% only of Tunisian are agre with the principle uh that Shar would not be”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “agre”
- Pronunciation:
- ə-GRAY
- Syllables:
- ə · GRAY
- Written Hyphenation:
- a · gre
- Primary stress:
- GRAY
- IPA:
- əˈɡreɪ
- Hear it in context
- agre
Words that Rhyme with “agre”
-eɪWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"agre" (⁄əˈɡreɪ⁄) has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "agre" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about agre
How do you pronounce “agre”?
“agre” is pronounced ⁄əˈɡreɪ⁄ (ə-GRAY). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “agre”?
“agre” has 2 syllables: ə · GRAY.
Where is the stress in “agre”?
The primary stress in “agre” is on “GRAY”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “agre” mean?
An obsolete or archaic spelling variant of the word agree.
How can I hear “agre” used in real sentences?
This page has 70 real-world video examples of “agre” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “agre”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).