English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Hour Pronunciation
Hour is pronounced OW-er, IPA /ˈaʊɝ/.
OW-er
US /ˈaʊɝ/ · UK /ˈaʊə/
Syllables: OW · er (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A period of sixty minutes.
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Hour in a Sentence
- The journey takes about an hour.
- She waited an hour and then left.
- Rates are quoted by the hour.
Common Mispronunciations of Hour
Not HOW-er
The h is silent, which is why the article before it is an rather than a. The word starts on the vowel.
Not OOR
The first part is the ow of loud, gliding into a weak er. A single oo loses the movement and sounds like the French heure.
Tip: It is a perfect homophone of our in both standard accents, and the spelling is the only thing keeping them apart.
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