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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “seven”

“seven” is pronounced /ˈsɛvən/ (SE-vuhn) in American English and /sɛvən/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sev”.
The sound

Say “seven” in 2 beats

Say it like this

seven

/ˈsɛvən/

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

2 beats
  1. sevsɛstress
  2. envən
IPA (American)
/ˈsɛvən/
IPA (British)
/sɛvən/
Respelling
SE-vuhn
Syllables
2 — SEV-en
Stress
Stress the first syllable: SEV-en. “sev” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
noun, adjective
Difficulty
Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈsɛvən/

British

/sɛvən/

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Meaning

What “seven” means

  1. noun

    the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

  2. noun

    one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face

  3. adjective

    being one more than six

Say it in a sentence

“Seven of the ten runners finished before noon.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
ssɛshort evvəschwann

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Questions

“seven”, answered

How do you pronounce “seven”?

“seven” is pronounced /ˈsɛvən/ (SE-vuhn) in American English and /sɛvən/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sev”. Build it as SEV-en, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “seven” have?

2: sev · en. The beat lands on the first, “sev”.

Is “seven” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈsɛvən/ (SE-vuhn); British English says /sɛvən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “seven” mean?

As a noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one For example: “Seven of the ten runners finished before noon.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “seven”?

Stress the first syllable: SEV-en. “sev” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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