How to pronounce “none”
Say “none” in one beat
none
/nʌn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nɒn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- nonenʌn
- IPA (American)
- /nʌn/
- IPA (British)
- /nɒn/
- Respelling
- NUN
- Syllables
- 1 — none
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /nʌn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective, adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/nʌn/
/nɒn/
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What “none” means
- noun
a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
- noun
a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier
- adjective
not any
“thou shalt have none other gods before me”
Say it in a sentence
“None of the seats were left by the time we arrived.”“none”, answered
How do you pronounce “none”?
“none” is pronounced /nʌn/ (NUN) in American English and /nɒn/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /nʌn/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “none” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /nʌn/ — a single beat.
Is “none” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /nʌn/ (NUN); British English says /nɒn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “none” mean?
As a noun: a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise For example: “None of the seats were left by the time we arrived.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “none”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /nʌn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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