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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “owner”

“owner” is pronounced /ˈoʊnɚ/ (OH-nuh) in American English and /əʊnə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ow”.
The sound

Say “owner” in 2 beats

Say it like this

owner

/ˈoʊnɚ/

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

2 beats
  1. owoʊstress
  2. nernɚ
IPA (American)
/ˈoʊnɚ/
IPA (British)
/əʊnə/
Respelling
OH-nuh
Syllables
2 — OW-ner
Stress
Stress the first syllable: OW-ner. “ow” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈoʊnɚ/

British

/əʊnə/

No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.

Meaning

What “owner” means

  1. noun

    (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

    “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”

  2. noun

    a person who owns something

    “they are searching for the owner of the car”

Say it in a sentence

“The new owner repainted the shop before it reopened.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

3 sounds, in the order you say them
oʊlong onnɚschwa

Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.

Questions

“owner”, answered

How do you pronounce “owner”?

“owner” is pronounced /ˈoʊnɚ/ (OH-nuh) in American English and /əʊnə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ow”. Build it as OW-ner, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “owner” have?

2: ow · ner. The beat lands on the first, “ow”.

Is “owner” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈoʊnɚ/ (OH-nuh); British English says /əʊnə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “owner” mean?

As a noun: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business For example: “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “owner”?

Stress the first syllable: OW-ner. “ow” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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