To pronounce "been", say BEEN — one syllable, IPA /biːn/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/biːn/
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"been" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with grin and chagrin, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: bin, binn, bihn — easy to mix up when writing.
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Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Been" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "been" is /biːn/.
Been: A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.
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