How to pronounce “person”
Say “person” in 2 beats
person
/ˈpɝsən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɜːsən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- perpɝstress
- sonsən
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpɝsən/
- IPA (British)
- /pɜːsən/
- Respelling
- PUR-suhn
- Syllables
- 2 — PER-son
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PER-son. “per” 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˈpɝsən/
/pɜːsən/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “person” means
- noun
a human being
“there was too much for one person to do”
- noun
a human body (usually including the clothing)
“a weapon was hidden on his person”
- noun
a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
“stop talking about yourself in the third person”
Say it in a sentence
“He is the kind of person who always arrives early.”“person”, answered
How do you pronounce “person”?
“person” is pronounced /ˈpɝsən/ (PUR-suhn) in American English and /pɜːsən/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “per”. Build it as PER-son, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “person” have?
2: per · son. The beat lands on the first, “per”.
Is “person” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpɝsən/ (PUR-suhn); British English says /pɜːsən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “person” mean?
As a noun: a human being For example: “there was too much for one person to do” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “person”?
Stress the first syllable: PER-son. “per” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “person” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.