2 syllables: ju, icer. Stress on ju.
JOO-sur
/ˈdʒuː.sɚ/
juicer is pronounced JOO-sur (/ˈdʒuː.sɚ/). It has two syllables (ju-icer), with the stress on "ju". Juicer is a device or tool that extracts juice from fruit or vegetables, typically by mechanical means. As a word, it’s used in both product descriptions and casual talk about kitchen appliances. In pronunciation, it presents a simple CV-CVC structure with a light, unstressed ending, making clear the /dʒ/ onset and /ər/ rhotacized final syllable in many dialects.
Juicer is a device or tool that extracts juice from fruit or vegetables, typically by mechanical means. As a word, it’s used in both product descriptions and casual talk about kitchen appliances. In pronunciation, it presents a simple CV-CVC structure with a light, unstressed ending, making clear the /dʒ/ onset and /ər/ rhotacized final syllable in many dialects.
"I bought a new juicer last weekend and it works beautifully."
"Could you wash the juicer and put it away after you’re done?"
"The juice from that citrus juicer tastes incredibly fresh."
Pronounce it as /ˈdʒuː.sər/ in US and UK accents, with the primary stress on the first syllable. Start with the /dʒ/ sound as in judge, then /uː/ like “oo” in moon, followed by a rhotacized /ər/ (as in “teacher” for non-rhotic speakers you might hear /-ə/ or /-ər/ depending on rhoticity). In American and many UK pronunciations, the final vowel is a reduced schwa before r. Audio resources: try Cambridge or Forvo entries for /ˈdʒuː.sɜː(r)/ variations; use your dictionary’s audio to compare.
Common errors: mispronouncing the initial /dʒ/ as /j/ (y-sound) or /tʃ/ (ch-sound); confusing the second syllable with /iː/ instead of /sə/; and misplacing the rhotic ending, especially for non-rhotic speakers. Correction tips: practice the onset with a dime-sized /dʒ/ plus a tight lip rounding for /uː/, then glide into a weak central vowel in the second syllable (/sə/ or / sər/). Listen to native audio and imitate the rhythm: /ˈdʒuː.sər/ with brief separation between syllables.
In US English, /ˈdʒuː.sɚ/ with rhotic /ɚ/ ending and clear /juː/ on the first syllable. In many UK varieties, you may hear /ˈdʒuː.sə/ with a non-rhotic /ə/ ending in casual speech. Australian English tends to follow the rhotic pattern more than classic UK, with a slightly shorter /uː/ and a true /ɜː/ like in “blur” in some regional pronunciations. Overall, the main variation is the final vowel quality and rhoticity; the onset and first vowel are relatively stable /ˈdʒuː/.
The difficulty lies in achieving a clean /dʒ/ onset, the length of the /uː/ vowel, and the rhotacized or reduced final syllable depending on accent. The combination /ˈdʒuː/ requires precise lip rounding and front-velar timing, while balancing a quick, unstressed second syllable /sər/ or /sə/. For non-rhotic speakers, the final /r/ may drop or be weakened, changing the acoustic cue listeners expect. Mastery comes from voice coordination and listening to native samples.
A practical nuance is the exact closure between /dʒuː/ and /sər/; avoid a triphthong effect or an extra vowel. Some speakers add a slight schwa between /uː/ and /s/ when enunciating slowly, which can sound like /ˈdʒuː.ɪ.sər/ to listeners. Keep the boundary clear: /ˈdʒuː.sər/ with a crisp /s/ and a reduced or rhotacized /ər/ depending on your dialect.
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Juicer stems from the noun juice, tracing back to Old French jus (sauce, broth) and Latin ius, iur- (legal right, judgment) with the middle English juicen ‘to press’ evolving into modern ‘juice’ in the 16th century. The suffix -er denotes agentive function, a common formation in English for devices or tools that perform an action. The word “juicer” began to appear in the 20th century as electric kitchen appliances proliferated; it extended metaphorically to anything that extracts essence or presents something in concentrated form. Early advertisements used “electric juicer” or “fruit juicer” with Daniel Webster-era marketing language, and by mid-century it became a standard term for a countertop appliance designed to extract juice efficiently. In contemporary usage, juicer also appears in informal speech to describe vigorous, juice-like energy or impressive performance (e.g., “power juicer of a machine”). The evolution mirrors consumer culture’s emphasis on automation, ease, and speed in food preparation, while retaining a concrete referent to the act of pressing or extracting liquid from produce.
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