How to pronounce “someone”
Say “someone” in 2 beats
someone
/ˈsʌmˌwʌn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sʌmwɒn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sʌmsʌmstress
- wʌnwʌn
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsʌmˌwʌn/
- IPA (British)
- /sʌmwɒn/
- Respelling
- SUM-wun
- Syllables
- 2 — SɅM-wʌn
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SɅM-wʌn. “sʌm” 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
/ˈsʌmˌwʌn/
/sʌmwɒn/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “someone” means
- noun
a human being
“there was too much for one person to do”
Say it in a sentence
“Someone left their jacket on the back of the chair.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“someone”, answered
How do you pronounce “someone”?
“someone” is pronounced /ˈsʌmˌwʌn/ (SUM-wun) in American English and /sʌmwɒn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “sʌm”. Build it as SɅM-wʌn, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “someone” have?
2: sʌm · wʌn. The beat lands on the first, “sʌm”.
Is “someone” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsʌmˌwʌn/ (SUM-wun); British English says /sʌmwɒn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “someone” mean?
As a noun: a human being For example: “there was too much for one person to do”
Where is the stress in “someone”?
Stress the first syllable: SɅM-wʌn. “sʌm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “someone” 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.