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How do you pronounce "computador" in Portuguese (Portugal)?

Q: How do you pronounce computador in Portuguese (Portugal)?

computador is pronounced with the stress described below. In IPA it is written /kõputɐˈdoɾ/. It means “computer.” Say "kong-poo-tuh-DOR" — stress on the very last syllable, with the first syllable nasalized through the nose.

Say "kong-poo-tuh-DOR" — stress on the very last syllable, with the first syllable nasalized through the nose.

computador /kõputɐˈdoɾ/

Stress is on the final syllable "dor"; the "om" in the first syllable is a nasal vowel pronounced through the nose (like a light "ong"), not "om" followed by a hard "m" sound.

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Sound it out

com A nasal vowel — let air pass through the nose as you say it, similar to the vowel sound in French "bon", not an English "com" with a closed "m".

pu, ta Both unstressed — "pu" is a short "poo", and "ta" reduces to a quick "tuh".

DOR The stressed final syllable, a clear "or" sound as in English "door", carrying full stress and vowel length.

Hear it in a sentence

Estou a trabalhar no computador.

I'm working on the computer.

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"Estou a trabalhar no computador" ("I'm working on the computer") shows the European Portuguese continuous construction "estar a + infinitive" ("estou a trabalhar"), which replaces the gerund ("trabalhando") used in Brazilian Portuguese — a key grammatical difference between the two varieties, not just a pronunciation one.

Where English speakers slip

English speakers often stress the second syllable, saying "com-PU-ta-dor" by analogy with English "computer". In European Portuguese the stress is on the very last syllable, "dor", so the whole word builds toward the end: "com-pu-ta-DOR". Getting that final stress right is more important here than any single vowel sound.