How To Pronounce Driven
driven
In British English, driven is pronounced /ˈdrɪv.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdrɪv.n̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdrɪv.ən/.
Driven has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Driven 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 Driven
Questions About Driven
How do you pronounce driven in British English?
In British English, driven is pronounced /ˈdrɪv.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdrɪv.n̩].
How do you pronounce driven in American English?
In American English, driven is pronounced /ˈdrɪv.ən/.
How many syllables are in driven?
Driven has two syllables, /drɪv/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in driven?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /drɪv/.
Do British and American English pronounce driven the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈdrɪv.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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