How To Pronounce Canoe

canoe

Phonemic

/kəˈnuː/

Phonetic

[kəˈnʷuː]

Phonemic

/kəˈnuː/

In British English, canoe is pronounced /kəˈnuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈnʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈnuː/.

Canoe has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.

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

kənuː

Canoe has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

canoe + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/kəˈnuːz/

canoe + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/kəˈnuːd/

canoe + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/kəˈnuː.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Canoe

Questions About Canoe

How do you pronounce canoe in British English?

In British English, canoe is pronounced /kəˈnuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈnʷuː].

How do you pronounce canoe in American English?

In American English, canoe is pronounced /kəˈnuː/.

How many syllables are in canoe?

Canoe has two syllables, /kə/ + /nuː/.

Where is the stress in canoe?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /nuː/.

Do British and American English pronounce canoe the same way?

Yes. Both are /kəˈnuː/.

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