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How To Pronounce Journey

journey

UK
Phonemic
/ˈdʒɜː.ni/
Phonetic
[ˈdʒɜːʴ.ni]
US
Phonemic
/ˈdʒɝː.ni/

In British English, journey is pronounced /ˈdʒɜː.ni/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʒɜːʴ.ni]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdʒɝː.ni/.

Journey 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

dʒɜːni

Journey 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.

journey + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˈdʒɜː.niz/
US
/ˈdʒɝː.niz/
journey + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˈdʒɜː.nid/
US
/ˈdʒɝː.nid/
journey + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈdʒɜː.ni.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈdʒɝː.ni.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Journey

Questions About Journey

How do you pronounce journey in British English?

In British English, journey is pronounced /ˈdʒɜː.ni/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʒɜːʴ.ni].

How do you pronounce journey in American English?

In American English, journey is pronounced /ˈdʒɝː.ni/.

How many syllables are in journey?

Journey has two syllables, /dʒɜː/ + /ni/.

Where is the stress in journey?

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

Do British and American English pronounce journey the same way?

No. British English has /ˈdʒɜː.ni/ and American English has /ˈdʒɝː.ni/.

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