How to pronounce “women”
Say “women” in 2 beats
women
/ˈwɪmən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /wɪmɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- womwɪstress
- enmən
- IPA (American)
- /ˈwɪmən/
- IPA (British)
- /wɪmɪn/
- Respelling
- WI-muhn
- Syllables
- 2 — WOM-en
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: WOM-en. “wom” 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
/ˈwɪmən/
/wɪmɪn/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “women” means
- noun
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
“the woman kept house while the man hunted”
- noun
a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man
“he was faithful to his woman”
- noun
a human female employed to do housework
“the char will clean the carpet”
Say it in a sentence
“Several women from the village started a small sewing club.”“women”, answered
How do you pronounce “women”?
“women” is pronounced /ˈwɪmən/ (WI-muhn) in American English and /wɪmɪn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “wom”. Build it as WOM-en, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “women” have?
2: wom · en. The beat lands on the first, “wom”.
Is “women” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈwɪmən/ (WI-muhn); British English says /wɪmɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “women” mean?
As a noun: an adult female person (as opposed to a man) For example: “the woman kept house while the man hunted” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “women”?
Stress the first syllable: WOM-en. “wom” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “women” 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.