How to pronounce “onion”
Say “onion” in 2 beats
onion
/ˈʌnjən/
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- onʌstress
- ionnjən
- IPA (American)
- /ˈʌnjən/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈʌnjən/
- Respelling
- UN-yuhn
- Syllables
- 2 — ON-ion
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ON-ion. “on” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Where “onion” goes wrong
- Often heard
“OH-nee-on”
the first vowel is the u of cup and the -ion is yuhn
What “onion” means
- noun
the bulb of an onion plant
- noun
bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
- noun
an aromatic flavorful vegetable
Say it in a sentence
“One onion is enough for a pot this size.”“onion”, answered
How do you pronounce “onion”?
“onion” is pronounced /ˈʌnjən/ (UN-yuhn) — 2 syllables, stressed on “on”. Build it as ON-ion, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “onion” have?
2: on · ion. The beat lands on the first, “on”. Read letter by letter it looks like 3 (OH-nee-on), and that careful version is not wrong — but ordinary speech runs it to 2.
What does “onion” mean?
As a noun: the bulb of an onion plant For example: “One onion is enough for a pot this size.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “onion”?
Stress the first syllable: ON-ion. “on” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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