How To Pronounce Beaver
beaver
In British English, beaver is pronounced /ˈbiː.və/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbiː.vəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbiː.vɚ/.
Beaver has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Beaver has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Beaver
Questions About Beaver
How do you pronounce beaver in British English?
In British English, beaver is pronounced /ˈbiː.və/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbiː.vəʴ].
How do you pronounce beaver in American English?
In American English, beaver is pronounced /ˈbiː.vɚ/.
How many syllables are in beaver?
Beaver has two syllables, /biː/ + /və/.
Where is the stress in beaver?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /biː/.
Do British and American English pronounce beaver the same way?
No. British English has /ˈbiː.və/ and American English has /ˈbiː.vɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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