To pronounce "taken", say TAK-en — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈteɪkən/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
taken
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Syllable by syllable — tap each one
Record yourself saying taken, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
2
Syllables
5
Letters
/ˈteɪkən/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/tˈeɪkən/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
Break "taken" into 2 beats and lean on "TAK" — that's the stressed one.
Related pages on PronounceIt, chosen from what we know about this word.
Train the contrast: cat vs cut, bad vs bed
Sounds worth drilling for a word spelled like this:
Read next: Why English Spelling Doesn’t Match Its Pronunciation
To pronounce "taken", say TAK-en — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈteɪkən/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
"Taken" has 2 syllables: tak · en.
The IPA transcription of "taken" is /ˈteɪkən/.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “taken” in the full dictionary →