How to pronounce “shown”
Say “shown” in one beat
shown
/ʃoʊn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ʃəʊn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- shownʃoʊn
- IPA (American)
- /ʃoʊn/
- IPA (British)
- /ʃəʊn/
- Respelling
- SHOHN
- Syllables
- 1 — shown
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ʃoʊn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ʃoʊn/
/ʃəʊn/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “shown” means
- verb
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
“She shows her dogs frequently”
- verb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
“The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound”
- verb
provide evidence for
“The blood test showed that he was the father”
Say it in a sentence
“The results were shown on a large screen in the hall.”“shown”, answered
How do you pronounce “shown”?
“shown” is pronounced /ʃoʊn/ (SHOHN) in American English and /ʃəʊn/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ʃoʊn/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “shown” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ʃoʊn/ — a single beat.
Is “shown” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ʃoʊn/ (SHOHN); British English says /ʃəʊn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “shown” mean?
As a verb: give an exhibition of to an interested audience For example: “She shows her dogs frequently” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “shown”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ʃoʊn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “shown” 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.