Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by ear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
by ear
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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To learn to play (an instrument) or sing by listening to recorded music without reading or memorizing sheet music or without any formal instruction.

prep_phrase

To learn a language without instruction.

prep_phrase

To do by guessing, to improvise.

Phrases

learn by ear play by ear play it by ear

Frequently Paired Words

routiner

Questions

What does by ear mean?
To learn to play (an instrument) or sing by listening to recorded music without reading or memorizing sheet music or without any formal instruction.

How to pronounce by ear

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “by ear”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “by ear”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “by ear” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.