To pronounce "hour", say OWR — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈaʊɝ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈaʊɝ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ˈaʊə/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"hour" has 2 syllables: hour. It rhymes with glower and dour, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: our, auer — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“I spent an hour at lunch.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
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To pronounce "hour", say OWR — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈaʊɝ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
"Hour" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "hour" is /ˈaʊɝ/.
Hour: A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.
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