How To Pronounce Urn
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In British English, urn is pronounced /ɜːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɜ̃ːʴn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɝːn/.
Urn 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
Urn has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Urn
Questions About Urn
How do you pronounce urn in British English?
In British English, urn is pronounced /ɜːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɜ̃ːʴn].
How do you pronounce urn in American English?
In American English, urn is pronounced /ɝːn/.
Do British and American English pronounce urn the same way?
No. British English has /ɜːn/ and American English has /ɝːn/.
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