How To Pronounce Odour

odour

UK
Phonemic
/ˈəʊ.də/
Phonetic
[ˈəʊ.dəʴ]
US
Phonemic
/ˈoʊ.dɚ/

In British English, odour is pronounced /ˈəʊ.də/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈəʊ.dəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈoʊ.dɚ/.

Odour 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

əʊdə

Odour 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.

odour + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/ˈəʊ.dəz/
US
/ˈoʊ.dɚz/

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Questions About Odour

How do you pronounce odour in British English?

In British English, odour is pronounced /ˈəʊ.də/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈəʊ.dəʴ].

How do you pronounce odour in American English?

In American English, odour is pronounced /ˈoʊ.dɚ/.

How many syllables are in odour?

Odour has two syllables, /əʊ/ + /də/.

Where is the stress in odour?

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

Do British and American English pronounce odour the same way?

No. British English has /ˈəʊ.də/ and American English has /ˈoʊ.dɚ/.

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