English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Avenue Pronunciation
Avenue is pronounced A-vuh-noo, IPA /ˈævəˌnu/.
A-vuh-noo
US /ˈævəˌnu/ · UK /ˈævəˌnjuː/
Syllables: A · vuh · noo (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A wide street, often lined with trees, or a possible way of doing something.
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Avenue in a Sentence
- They live on a quiet avenue behind the park.
- That avenue of enquiry led nowhere.
- An avenue of limes runs up to the house.
Common Mispronunciations of Avenue
Not a-vuh-NOO
A is the loud beat and the ending trails off, however much the full oo invites a push. The French avenue does land on the last beat, which is the source of the habit.
Not AV-nyoo
Three beats carry the word, with a light uh holding the middle. Squeezing it out leaves two and makes the word sound rushed.
Tip: British speech slips a y in before the ending, A-vuh-nyoo, which American speech leaves out.
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