How to pronounce “stone”
Say “stone” in one beat
stone
/stoʊn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /stəʊn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- stonestoʊn
- IPA (American)
- /stoʊn/
- IPA (British)
- /stəʊn/
- Respelling
- STOHN
- Syllables
- 1 — stone
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /stoʊn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/stoʊn/
/stəʊn/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “stone” means
- noun
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
“he threw a rock at me”
- noun
building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
“he wanted a special stone to mark the site”
- noun
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
“that mountain is solid rock”
Say it in a sentence
“The old bridge was built entirely from local stone.”“stone”, answered
How do you pronounce “stone”?
“stone” is pronounced /stoʊn/ (STOHN) in American English and /stəʊn/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /stoʊn/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “stone” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /stoʊn/ — a single beat.
Is “stone” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /stoʊn/ (STOHN); British English says /stəʊn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “stone” mean?
As a noun: a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter For example: “he threw a rock at me” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “stone”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /stoʊn/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “stone” and see every sound
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