GERMANY · DEFENDER
How to pronounce
Antonio Rüdiger
Say it
an·TOH·nee·ohROO·dih·ger
American /ænˈtoʊnioʊ ˈrudɪɡər/
Sound by sound
7 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.
- an the ‘a’ in cat
- TOH the ‘oh’ in go — say this beat loudest
- nee the ‘ee’ in see
- oh the ‘oh’ in go
- ROO the ‘oo’ in food — say this beat loudest
- dih the ‘ih’ in sit
- ger the ‘er’ in her
Get it right
- an·TOH·nee·oh ROO·dih·ger — stress on TOH and ROO
- Nation
- Germany
- Position
- Defender
Why German names look harder than they sound
- W is a ‘v’ and V is an ‘f’ — Wirtz → VEERTS.
- Ü has no English match; Americans land on ‘oo’ — Rüdiger → ROO-dih-ger, Müller → MOO-ler.
- -ch is a throaty sound English lacks, so we approximate it with ‘k’.
- J is a ‘y’ and -ei- is the long-i ‘ahy’ — Leimer → LAHY-mer.
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FAQ
How do you pronounce Antonio Rüdiger?
Antonio Rüdiger is pronounced an·TOH·nee·oh ROO·dih·ger in American English — 7 beats, stressing TOH and ROO.
What position does Antonio Rüdiger play?
Antonio Rüdiger is a defender for Germany (the German national team).