How To Pronounce Woken
woken
In British English, woken is pronounced /ˈwəʊ.kən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwəʊ.kə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈwoʊ.kən/.
Woken 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
Woken 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.
Words That Rhyme With Woken
Questions About Woken
How do you pronounce woken in British English?
In British English, woken is pronounced /ˈwəʊ.kən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈwəʊ.kə̃n].
How do you pronounce woken in American English?
In American English, woken is pronounced /ˈwoʊ.kən/.
How many syllables are in woken?
Woken has two syllables, /wəʊ/ + /kən/.
Where is the stress in woken?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /wəʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce woken the same way?
No. British English has /ˈwəʊ.kən/ and American English has /ˈwoʊ.kən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
Nearby Words
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