How To Pronounce Eleven
eleven
In British English, eleven is pronounced /ɪˈlev.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈlev.n̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪˈlev.ən/.
Eleven has three 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
Eleven has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Eleven
Questions About Eleven
How do you pronounce eleven in British English?
In British English, eleven is pronounced /ɪˈlev.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪˈlev.n̩].
How do you pronounce eleven in American English?
In American English, eleven is pronounced /ɪˈlev.ən/.
How many syllables are in eleven?
Eleven has three syllables, /ɪ/ + /lev/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in eleven?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /lev/.
Do British and American English pronounce eleven the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪˈlev.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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