How To Pronounce Heroin
heroin
In British English, heroin is pronounced /ˈher.əʊ.ɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈher.əʊ.ɪ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈher.oʊ.ɪn/.
Heroin has three 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
Heroin has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Heroin
Questions About Heroin
How do you pronounce heroin in British English?
In British English, heroin is pronounced /ˈher.əʊ.ɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈher.əʊ.ɪ̃n].
How do you pronounce heroin in American English?
In American English, heroin is pronounced /ˈher.oʊ.ɪn/.
How many syllables are in heroin?
Heroin has three syllables, /her/ + /əʊ/ + /ɪn/.
Where is the stress in heroin?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /her/.
Do British and American English pronounce heroin the same way?
No. British English has /ˈher.əʊ.ɪn/ and American English has /ˈher.oʊ.ɪn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
Nearby Words
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