How to pronounce “event”
Say “event” in 2 beats
event
/ɪˈvɛnt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪvɛnt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- evɪ
- entvɛntstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɪˈvɛnt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪvɛnt/
- Also accepted
- /iˈvɛnt/
- Respelling
- i-VENT
- Syllables
- 2 — ev-ENT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ev-ENT. “ent” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ɪˈvɛnt/
/ɪvɛnt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “event” means
- noun
something that happens at a given place and time
- noun
a special set of circumstances
“in that event, the first possibility is excluded”
- noun
a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
Say it in a sentence
“The charity organized a small event to raise money.”“event”, answered
How do you pronounce “event”?
“event” is pronounced /ɪˈvɛnt/ (i-VENT) in American English and /ɪvɛnt/ in British English, and /iˈvɛnt/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “ent”. Build it as ev-ENT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “event” have?
2: ev · ent. The beat lands on the second, “ent”.
Is “event” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪˈvɛnt/ (i-VENT); British English says /ɪvɛnt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “event” mean?
As a noun: something that happens at a given place and time For example: “The charity organized a small event to raise money.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “event”?
Stress the second syllable: ev-ENT. “ent” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “event” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.