How to pronounce “year”
Say “year” in one beat
year
/jɪɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /jiə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- yearjɪɹ
- IPA (American)
- /jɪɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /jiə/
- Respelling
- YIR
- Syllables
- 1 — year
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /jɪɹ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/jɪɹ/
/jiə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “year” means
- noun
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
“she is 4 years old”
- noun
a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
“a school year”
- noun
the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
“a Martian year takes 687 of our days”
Say it in a sentence
“The company hired twelve new employees this year.”“year”, answered
How do you pronounce “year”?
“year” is pronounced /jɪɹ/ (YIR) in American English and /jiə/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /jɪɹ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “year” have?
One, despite the 3 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /jɪɹ/ — a single beat.
Is “year” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /jɪɹ/ (YIR); British English says /jiə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “year” mean?
As a noun: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days For example: “she is 4 years old” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “year”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /jɪɹ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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