How To Pronounce Heroine
heroine
In British English, heroine is pronounced /ˈher.əʊ.ɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈher.əʊ.ɪ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈher.oʊ.ɪn/.
Heroine 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
Heroine 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 Heroine
Questions About Heroine
How do you pronounce heroine in British English?
In British English, heroine is pronounced /ˈher.əʊ.ɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈher.əʊ.ɪ̃n].
How do you pronounce heroine in American English?
In American English, heroine is pronounced /ˈher.oʊ.ɪn/.
How many syllables are in heroine?
Heroine has three syllables, /her/ + /əʊ/ + /ɪn/.
Where is the stress in heroine?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /her/.
Do British and American English pronounce heroine the same way?
No. British English has /ˈher.əʊ.ɪn/ and American English has /ˈher.oʊ.ɪn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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