English pronunciation · Words Starting with O
Oven Pronunciation
Oven is pronounced UH-vuhn, IPA /ˈəvən/.
UH-vuhn
US /ˈəvən/ · UK /ˈʌvən/
Syllables: UH · vuhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: An enclosed compartment used for baking and roasting food.
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Oven in a Sentence
- Put the tray in a hot oven for twenty minutes.
- The oven door no longer closes properly.
- She cleaned the oven before the inspection.
Common Mispronunciations of Oven
Not OH-vuhn
The first vowel is the short uh of love, not the long oh of over. English spelling gives no warning, so this one has to be learned.
Not OO-vuhn
Nothing here is long. Both syllables are short and the second is barely voiced.
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