How To Pronounce Flavour

flavour

Phonemic

/ˈfleɪ.və/

Phonetic

[ˈfl̥eɪ.vəʴ]

Phonemic

/ˈfleɪ.vɚ/

In British English, flavour is pronounced /ˈfleɪ.və/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfl̥eɪ.vəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfleɪ.vɚ/.

Flavour 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

fleɪvə

Flavour 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.

flavour + -s

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

/ˈfleɪ.vəz/

/ˈfleɪ.vɚz/

flavour + -ed

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

/ˈfleɪ.vəd/

/ˈfleɪ.vɚd/

flavour + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈfleɪ.və.rɪŋ/

/ˈfleɪ.vɚ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Flavour

Questions About Flavour

How do you pronounce flavour in British English?

In British English, flavour is pronounced /ˈfleɪ.və/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfl̥eɪ.vəʴ].

How do you pronounce flavour in American English?

In American English, flavour is pronounced /ˈfleɪ.vɚ/.

How many syllables are in flavour?

Flavour has two syllables, /fleɪ/ + /və/.

Where is the stress in flavour?

The main stress is on the first syllable, /fleɪ/.

Do British and American English pronounce flavour the same way?

No. British English has /ˈfleɪ.və/ and American English has /ˈfleɪ.vɚ/.

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