To pronounce "urbane", say URB-an-e — 3 syllables, IPA /ɜːˈbeɪn/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
urbane
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/ɜːˈbeɪn/
IPA
"urbane" has 3 syllables: urb-an-e. It rhymes with ascertain and disdain, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: urbain — easy to mix up when writing.
adjective
“1949: George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, p12”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Urbane" has 3 syllables: urb · an · e.
The IPA transcription of "urbane" is /ɜːˈbeɪn/.
Urbane: (of a man) Courteous, polite, refined, and suave.
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