To pronounce "genuine", say GEN-uin-e — 3 syllables, IPA /ˈdʒɛnˈjuˌwaɪn/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
genuine
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/ˈdʒɛnˈjuˌwaɪn/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/dʒˈɛnjuːɪn/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
Break "genuine" into 3 beats and lean on "GEN" — that's the stressed one. It rhymes with saccharine and malign, if that helps it stick.
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Genuine" has 3 syllables: gen · uin · e.
The IPA transcription of "genuine" is /ˈdʒɛnˈjuˌwaɪn/.
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