How To Pronounce Hour
hour
In British English, hour is pronounced /aʊə/ or /ˈaʊ.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [aʊəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /aʊr/.
Hour has one 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
Hour has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Hour
Questions About Hour
How do you pronounce hour in British English?
In British English, hour is pronounced /aʊə/ or /ˈaʊ.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [aʊəʴ].
How do you pronounce hour in American English?
In American English, hour is pronounced /aʊr/.
Do British and American English pronounce hour the same way?
No. British English has /aʊə/ and American English has /aʊr/.
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