How To Pronounce Oven
oven
In British English, oven is pronounced /ˈʌv.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʌv.n̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈʌv.ən/.
Oven has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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
Oven 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.
Words That Rhyme With Oven
Questions About Oven
How do you pronounce oven in British English?
In British English, oven is pronounced /ˈʌv.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈʌv.n̩].
How do you pronounce oven in American English?
In American English, oven is pronounced /ˈʌv.ən/.
How many syllables are in oven?
Oven has two syllables, /ʌv/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in oven?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /ʌv/.
Do British and American English pronounce oven the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈʌv.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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