How to pronounce "per day" in English
per·day
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “per day”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
per
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
day
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
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 "per day" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "per day is" sounds like "per day-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "per day" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“per day so that is not the situation later on when suddenly there was a skirt from the second wave”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“per day they want it to go up to 25, 000 within the next four weeks so that's a”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“per day and so uh if I'm 150 lbs that's 225 calories you know if it's 170 then”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“per day by the end of this month that is the goal and I am determined that we”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“per day instead of the tens of meters that we typically do with our Mars rovers today.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“per day. Prior to World War II with the nascent candy and soft drink industries, we got up to about 20 grams per day.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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per day so that is not the situation later on when suddenly there was a skirt from the second wave
Hear it in context: “per day”
3,726 clipsThe English word “per day”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (per · day). SayItVid indexes 3,726 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “per day” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USClip #1 · @6:21
“the number of cases was there only 13 000 per day so that is not the situation later on when suddenly there was a skirt from the second wave when suddenly there was a skirt from the second wave”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @1:28
“ramping up testing it had been about the level of about 5000 people being tested per day they want it to go up to 25, 000 within the next four weeks so that's a really big increase the priority remains the vulnerable it'll is basically”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @7:01
“of course the other one is that I know that my body Burns 5050 cies per pound per day and so uh if I'm 150 lbs that's 225 calories you know if it's 170 then of course it's uh 85 on top of the 170 and and so it's easy to know with 15 CS”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @15:18
“testing taken together I am now setting the goal of one hundred thousand tests per day by the end of this month that is the goal and I am determined that we will get there and to help drive this work forward I'm pleased that Professor”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @28:42
“is making it so that the rover can cover hundreds of meters per day instead of the tens of meters that we typically do with our Mars rovers today. that we typically do with our Mars rovers today.”
Pronounce: “per day”
- Syllables:
- per · day
- Hear it in context
- per day
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"per day" 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, "per day" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about per day
How many syllables are in “per day”?
“per day” has 2 syllables: per · day.
How can I hear “per day” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “per day”?
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⁄).