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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “neighbour”

“neighbour” is pronounced /ˈneɪbɚ/ (NAY-buh) in American English and /neɪbə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “neigh”.
The sound

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neighbour

/ˈneɪbɚ/

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

2 beats
  1. neighneɪstress
  2. bourbɚ
IPA (American)
/ˈneɪbɚ/
IPA (British)
/neɪbə/
Respelling
NAY-buh
Syllables
2 — NEIGH-bour
Stress
Stress the first syllable: NEIGH-bour. “neigh” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈneɪbɚ/

British

/neɪbə/

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Meaning

What “neighbour” means

  1. noun

    a person who lives (or is located) near another

  2. noun

    a nearby object of the same kind

    “Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas”

  3. verb

    live or be located as a neighbor

    “the neighboring house”

Say it in a sentence

“Our neighbour keeps bees at the bottom of her garden.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

4 sounds, in the order you say them
nneɪlong abbɚschwa

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Questions

“neighbour”, answered

How do you pronounce “neighbour”?

“neighbour” is pronounced /ˈneɪbɚ/ (NAY-buh) in American English and /neɪbə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “neigh”. Build it as NEIGH-bour, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “neighbour” have?

2: neigh · bour. The beat lands on the first, “neigh”.

Is “neighbour” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈneɪbɚ/ (NAY-buh); British English says /neɪbə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “neighbour” mean?

As a noun: a person who lives (or is located) near another For example: “Our neighbour keeps bees at the bottom of her garden.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “neighbour”?

Stress the first syllable: NEIGH-bour. “neigh” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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