How to pronounce “events”
Say “events” in 2 beats
events
/ɪˈvɛnts/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪvɛnts/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- evɪ
- entsvɛntsstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɪˈvɛnts/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪvɛnts/
- Also accepted
- /iˈvɛnts/
- Respelling
- i-VENTS
- Syllables
- 2 — ev-ENTS
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ev-ENTS. “ents” 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
/ɪˈvɛnts/
/ɪvɛnts/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “events” 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 festival includes several events throughout the weekend.”“events”, answered
How do you pronounce “events”?
“events” is pronounced /ɪˈvɛnts/ (i-VENTS) in American English and /ɪvɛnts/ in British English, and /iˈvɛnts/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “ents”. Build it as ev-ENTS, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “events” have?
2: ev · ents. The beat lands on the second, “ents”.
Is “events” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɪˈvɛnts/ (i-VENTS); British English says /ɪvɛnts/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “events” mean?
As a noun: something that happens at a given place and time For example: “The festival includes several events throughout the weekend.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “events”?
Stress the second syllable: ev-ENTS. “ents” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “events” 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.