How To Pronounce Ravine

ravine

Phonemic

/rəˈviːn/

Phonetic

[rəˈvĩːn]

Phonemic

/rəˈviːn/

In British English, ravine is pronounced /rəˈviːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rəˈvĩːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /rəˈviːn/.

Ravine has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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

rəviːn

Ravine has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.

ravine + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/rəˈviːnz/

ravine + -ed

-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/rəˈviːnd/

ravine + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/.

/rəˈviː.nɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Ravine

Questions About Ravine

How do you pronounce ravine in British English?

In British English, ravine is pronounced /rəˈviːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [rəˈvĩːn].

How do you pronounce ravine in American English?

In American English, ravine is pronounced /rəˈviːn/.

How many syllables are in ravine?

Ravine has two syllables, /rə/ + /viːn/.

Where is the stress in ravine?

The main stress is on the second syllable, /viːn/.

Do British and American English pronounce ravine the same way?

Yes. Both are /rəˈviːn/.

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