How to pronounce “autumn”
Say “autumn” in 2 beats
autumn
/ˈɔtəm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɔːtəm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- autɔstress
- umntəm
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɔtəm/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɔːtəm/
- Respelling
- AW-tuhm
- Syllables
- 2 — AUT-umn
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: AUT-umn. “aut” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɔtəm/
/ˈɔːtəm/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “autumn” goes wrong
- Often heard
“AW-tum-n”
the final n is silent: AW-tuhm
What “autumn” means
- noun
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
“in the fall of 1973”
Say it in a sentence
“In autumn the whole valley turns gold for about three weeks.”“autumn”, answered
How do you pronounce “autumn”?
“autumn” is pronounced /ˈɔtəm/ (AW-tuhm) in American English and /ˈɔːtəm/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “aut”. Build it as AUT-umn, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “autumn” have?
2: aut · umn. The beat lands on the first, “aut”. Read letter by letter it looks like 3 (AW-tum-n), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 2.
Is “autumn” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɔtəm/ (AW-tuhm); British English says /ˈɔːtəm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “autumn” mean?
As a noun: the season when the leaves fall from the trees For example: “in the fall of 1973”
Where is the stress in “autumn”?
Stress the first syllable: AUT-umn. “aut” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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