Why is idea pronounced Idear?
The short answer is that the addition of an “r” sound at the end of a word like “soda” or “idea” is a regionalism and isn’t considered a mispronunciation. Take the word “better” as an example. These speakers pronounce it bettuh, but they add the “r” if a vowel sound follows.
Is it pronounced idea or idea?
3 Answers. In practically all dialects of (British) English, the word “idea” would generally be followed by an ‘r’ sound when followed by another word beginning with a vowel. So for example in saying “it was his idea and decision”, this would usually be pronounced “idea-r-and decision”.
How do you say idea in English?
How do you say idea in British?
No accent in the UK, or indeed anywhere in the world would have “idear” as the standard pronunciation of “idea”. No-one would ever say the word like that in isolation, or if it was at the end of as sentence, or if the next word began with a consonant sound.