How To Pronounce Venture

venture

Phonemic

/ˈven.tʃə/

Phonetic

[ˈvẽn.tʃəʴ]

Phonemic

/ˈven.tʃɚ/

In British English, venture is pronounced /ˈven.tʃə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvẽn.tʃəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈven.tʃɚ/.

Venture 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

ventʃə

Venture 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.

venture + -s

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

/ˈven.tʃəz/

/ˈven.tʃɚz/

venture + -ed

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

/ˈven.tʃəd/

/ˈven.tʃɚd/

venture + -ing

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

/ˈven.tʃə.rɪŋ/

/ˈven.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/

Words That Rhyme With Venture

Questions About Venture

How do you pronounce venture in British English?

In British English, venture is pronounced /ˈven.tʃə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈvẽn.tʃəʴ].

How do you pronounce venture in American English?

In American English, venture is pronounced /ˈven.tʃɚ/.

How many syllables are in venture?

Venture has two syllables, /ven/ + /tʃə/.

Where is the stress in venture?

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

Do British and American English pronounce venture the same way?

No. British English has /ˈven.tʃə/ and American English has /ˈven.tʃɚ/.

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