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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “journey”

“journey” is pronounced /ˈdʒɝni/ (JUR-nee) in American English and /dʒɜːni/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “jour”.
The sound

Say “journey” in 2 beats

Say it like this

journey

/ˈdʒɝni/

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

2 beats
  1. jourdʒɝstress
  2. neyni
IPA (American)
/ˈdʒɝni/
IPA (British)
/dʒɜːni/
Respelling
JUR-nee
Syllables
2 — JOUR-ney
Stress
Stress the first syllable: JOUR-ney. “jour” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈdʒɝni/

British

/dʒɜːni/

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Meaning

What “journey” means

  1. noun

    the act of traveling from one place to another

  2. verb

    undertake a journey or trip

  3. verb

    travel upon or across

    “travel the oceans”

Say it in a sentence

“The journey took longer than expected because of the roadworks.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them
dʒjɝernnilong e

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Questions

“journey”, answered

How do you pronounce “journey”?

“journey” is pronounced /ˈdʒɝni/ (JUR-nee) in American English and /dʒɜːni/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “jour”. Build it as JOUR-ney, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “journey” have?

2: jour · ney. The beat lands on the first, “jour”.

Is “journey” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈdʒɝni/ (JUR-nee); British English says /dʒɜːni/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “journey” mean?

As a noun: the act of traveling from one place to another For example: “The journey took longer than expected because of the roadworks.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “journey”?

Stress the first syllable: JOUR-ney. “jour” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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