How to pronounce “adventure”
Say “adventure” in 3 beats
adventure
/ædˈvɛntʃɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐdvɛntʃə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ædæd
- vɛnvɛnstress
- tʃɚtʃɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ædˈvɛntʃɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐdvɛntʃə/
- Also accepted
- /ədˈvɛntʃɚ/
- Respelling
- ad-VEN-chuh
- Syllables
- 3 — æd-VƐN-tʃɚ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: æd-VƐN-tʃɚ. “vɛn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ædˈvɛntʃɚ/
/ɐdvɛntʃə/
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What “adventure” means
- noun
a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
- verb
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
“When you buy these stocks you are gambling”
- verb
put at risk
“I will stake my good reputation for this”
Say it in a sentence
“Their walking holiday turned into a proper adventure after the storm.”“adventure”, answered
How do you pronounce “adventure”?
“adventure” is pronounced /ædˈvɛntʃɚ/ (ad-VEN-chuh) in American English and /ɐdvɛntʃə/ in British English, and /ədˈvɛntʃɚ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “vɛn”. Build it as æd-VƐN-tʃɚ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “adventure” have?
3: æd · vɛn · tʃɚ. The beat lands on the second, “vɛn”.
Is “adventure” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ædˈvɛntʃɚ/ (ad-VEN-chuh); British English says /ɐdvɛntʃə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “adventure” mean?
As a noun: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) For example: “Their walking holiday turned into a proper adventure after the storm.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “adventure”?
Stress the second syllable: æd-VƐN-tʃɚ. “vɛn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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