How To Pronounce Whenever
whenever
In British English, whenever is pronounced /wenˈev.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wẽnˈev.əʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /wenˈev.ɚ/.
Whenever has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Whenever has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Whenever
Questions About Whenever
How do you pronounce whenever in British English?
In British English, whenever is pronounced /wenˈev.ə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [wẽnˈev.əʴ].
How do you pronounce whenever in American English?
In American English, whenever is pronounced /wenˈev.ɚ/.
How many syllables are in whenever?
Whenever has three syllables, /wen/ + /ev/ + /ə/.
Where is the stress in whenever?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ev/.
Do British and American English pronounce whenever the same way?
No. British English has /wenˈev.ə/ and American English has /wenˈev.ɚ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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