How To Pronounce Tour

tour

Phonemic

/tʊə/or/tɔː/

Phonetic

[tʰʷʊəʴ]

Phonemic

/tʊr/

In British English, tour is pronounced /tʊə/ or /tɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʷʊəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʊr/.

Tour 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

tʊə

Tour has one syllable in British English.

tour + -s

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

/tʊəz/or/tɔːz/

/tʊrz/

tour + -ed

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

/tʊəd/or/tɔːd/

/tʊrd/

tour + -ing

-ing is always /ɪŋ/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈtʊə.rɪŋ/or/ˈtɔː.rɪŋ/

/ˈtʊr.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Tour

Questions About Tour

How do you pronounce tour in British English?

In British English, tour is pronounced /tʊə/ or /tɔː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʷʊəʴ].

How do you pronounce tour in American English?

In American English, tour is pronounced /tʊr/.

Do British and American English pronounce tour the same way?

No. British English has /tʊə/ and American English has /tʊr/.

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