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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “craven”

“craven” is pronounced /ˈkɹeɪvən/ (KRAY-vuhn) in American English and /kɹeɪvən/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “crav”.
The sound

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craven

/ˈkɹeɪvən/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɹeɪvən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. cravkɹeɪstress
  2. envən
IPA (American)
/ˈkɹeɪvən/
IPA (British)
/kɹeɪvən/
Respelling
KRAY-vuhn
Syllables
2 — CRAV-en
Stress
Stress the first syllable: CRAV-en. “crav” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈkɹeɪvən/

British

/kɹeɪvən/

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Meaning

What “craven” means

  1. noun

    an abject coward

  2. adjective

    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; ; ; - Spenser

    “the craven fellow turned and ran”

Say it in a sentence

“Running away from that argument was a craven thing to do.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
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Questions

“craven”, answered

How do you pronounce “craven”?

“craven” is pronounced /ˈkɹeɪvən/ (KRAY-vuhn) in American English and /kɹeɪvən/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “crav”. Build it as CRAV-en, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “craven” have?

2: crav · en. The beat lands on the first, “crav”.

Is “craven” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈkɹeɪvən/ (KRAY-vuhn); British English says /kɹeɪvən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “craven” mean?

As a noun: an abject coward For example: “Running away from that argument was a craven thing to do.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “craven”?

Stress the first syllable: CRAV-en. “crav” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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